Office Politics 101: A Guide to Meetings Gone Wrong

Meetings so Bad, they're Good

Warning: the following meetings are so toxic, they're good. Proceed with caution (and a healthy dose of sarcasm).

Red Flag 1: The Meeting Prophet

Meetings led by self-proclaimed prophets of productivity. These visionaries will guide you through a sea of PowerPoint slides, each one a promise of untold success.

Learn how to spot the signs of an Office Politics meeting

Red Flag 2: The Meeting Zombie Office Politics 101: A Guide to Meetings Gone Wrong

Office Politics 101: A Guide to Meetings Gone Wrong

Meetings so Bad, they're Good

Warning: the following meetings are so toxic, they're good. Proceed with caution (and a healthy dose of sarcasm).

Red Flag 1: The Meeting Prophet

Meetings led by self-proclaimed prophets of productivity. These visionaries will guide you through a sea of PowerPoint slides, each one a promise of untold success.

  • Signs of a Meeting Prophet:
  • • Excessive use of the word "synergy"
  • • Unrelenting optimism about quarterly projections
  • • Mandatory attendance of 8am meetings, every day
Learn how to spot the signs of an Office Politics meeting

Red Flag 2: The Meeting Zombie

Meetings where the discussion never dies. The same topics are brought up, the same PowerPoint slides are shown, and the same people are stuck in a meeting that never ends.

  • Signs of a Meeting Zombie:
  • • Meetings that last longer than 3 hours
  • • Discussions that never devolve into actual progress
  • • Attendees who start to lose their minds
Learn how to escape the undead meeting

Red Flag 3: The Meeting Overlord

Meetings where the meeting organizer is a dictator, ruling with an iron fist.

  • Signs of a Meeting Overlord:
  • • The meeting organizer is always "right"
  • • Attendance is not optional, but mandatory
  • • Meetings that last longer than your sanity can bear
Beware the meeting overlord