Meetings *are* the work
I think the author fundamentally misunderstands (or else mischaracterizes) why people say things like &quot;cancel this meeting so we can get some work done&quot;.  It&#x27;s because many people feel like sitting in a room BS&#x27;ing about what work needs to be done, is something they can get paid for without having to do anything actually productive.  Most meetings are not actually work, they are paid time masquerading as work.  I don&#x27;t know anyone who thinks that there should never be any meetings, ever.  But, most organizations have a bias towards meetings, in that if invited to a meeting it is assumed you need an excuse not to go; the default is that if asked to go to a meeting, you should.<p>If we treated meetings like purchases, where you have a certain budget of hours you are allowed to use, and you need approval from a higher level to schedule one, I don&#x27;t think people would try to schedule as many meetings as they currently do.