Minute by Minute Breakdown: A Journey Through the Abyss of Redundancy
Because, clearly, we have better things to do than actually communicate.
- 00:00 - Introduction: Someone finally decides to send an email, but it gets lost in the depths of the inbox.
- 00:05 - First Attempt to Recall: The sender frantically presses "Reply All" and gets 17 unnecessary responses.
- 00:10 - Second Meeting Invitation: "Can't we just discuss this via email?" is met with a stern, "NO."
- 00:15 - Third Iteration: "Can we just use Slack/Slack/Slack/Slack?" "NO."
- 00:20 - Fourth Meeting: 12 people show up, 8 are there by accident, 3 are on their way to the bathroom, and 1 is secretly a robot.
- 00:30 - Fifth Iteration: Someone pulls out a whiteboard and starts drawing diagrams, because, clearly, that's a good idea.
- 00:35 - Sixth Attempt: The group realizes they're all talking to themselves, but no one notices because everyone's too busy checking their phones.
- 00:40 - Seventh Meeting: "Can we just use a chat room?" "NO. WE'VE GOT THIS, WE'VE GOT IT."
- 00:45 - Eighth Iteration: A participant starts playing solitaire, claiming "I'm on a call, can't you see the meeting ID on my screen?!"
- 00:50 - Ninth Meeting: Someone pulls out a Ouija board, claiming "I've got it, I've got the solution, I've got the answers, I've got the coffee!"
- 01:00 - Tenth Iteration: The room descends into chaos as everyone starts talking over each other, shouting "I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY!"
And so it continues, minute by minute, into the depths of the abyss.
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