Why is it still a meeting if no one's here?

It's a paradox of productivity, wrapped in an enigma of attendance.

Meetings are like pizza dough. Even if you take away the yeast, it's still a meeting.

We've been told that "attendance is key," but we've also been told "you can't keep your job" when you don't show up. The truth, we've discovered, is that it's all a big lie.

But don't just take our word for it! Check out some of our other popular meeting-related pages:

• What happens if everyone forgets their laptop?
• Why are we still paying you to not work?
• The joy of just sending emails instead!