Lost Meetings: The Ritual Sweep of the Office Space

Where did I put my notes? Has anyone seen the agenda? Is this meeting even happening?

Agenda

1. Discuss the weather (10 minutes)

2. Talk about the weekend (20 minutes)

3. Pretend to be interested (30 minutes)

4. Decide on a new chairperson (10 minutes)

5. Take a coffee break (15 minutes)

6. Realize we've been here for hours (indefinite)

Minute 1: We were all so excited

Minute 2: The weather was discussed (but not actually talked about)

Minute 3: We all pretended really hard