The Agony of Meetings: A Guide to Adjournment Procedure

Because who needs actual work, anyway?

Why is it so hard? What is a proposal?

What does it mean?

Adjournment procedure. The art of saying "we're done, I guess" while still pretending to be productive. It's like a game of corporate limbo, where we all stand on one leg and hope the meeting magically ends.

But seriously, adjournment procedure is a fancy way of saying "we'll come back to this later." Or, you know, never.

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A Special Note

Did you know that the word "adjournment" is just "to postpone" with a fancy French accent?

Learn more about the etymology