Meeting-Adjacent Activities: Tips for Not Getting Fired

By: Bob, the Meeting Ninja

Are you tired of being trapped in meetings that never end? Want to survive the corporate jungle without losing your mind?

Here are some tips for not getting fired:

• 1. Secretly check your phone during meetings for any important messages from your boss's boss.
• 2. Pretend to take notes while actually playing Tetris in your head.
• 3. Accuse your coworker of being the procrastinator to deflect attention from your own lack of productivity.
• 4. Take a break to get a coffee and pretend it's for "inspiration."
• 5. Leave early to go to the gym and get some "exercise."