Meetings: Avoiding Meetings

Techniques

Claim to have a cold, it's a classic.

Blatantly fake coughing fits in front of the boss while pretending to be on the brink of collapse.

Exclaim, "I'm allergic to meetings! My doctor said it's a real thing."

• Claim to have a cold but actually be avoiding meetings
• Breaking appointments without an excuse
• Using technology to avoid meetings
• Claiming you have a project to work on

Other meeting avoidance techniques:

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• Claiming you are working from home (aka, "remotely") but actually be at the beach
• Being in a meeting but not paying attention