In a move that's almost guaranteed to attract talent, the Canadian e-commerce giant Shopify has embarked upon what it's calling a"calendar purge," all but eliminating the bane of every creative worker's existence: stupid meetings.meetings with more than two people.
Surely, this is a waste of resources, but it's painfully common in large organizations where middle managers must justify their existence at the expense of productivity. "Large, long and unproductive meetings have become a scourge of today's hybrid workplace, prompting companies to try and curtail them. Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc., household product maker Clorox Co. and tech firm Twilio Inc. are among those that have instituted no-meeting days,""Employees spend about 18 hours a week on average in meetings, according to a
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Same company that just laid off 10% of its workforce after its growth bet 'didn't pay off.' It's a move they are making for sexy press, but a one size fits all approach seldom works. People should be trusted to schedule their own meetings as needed.
Judges, lawyers and cops are proof that there is no rule of law in Canada. They do things that would put normal people in jail or have consequences. Local media has ignored this problem ruthlessly and helped these bad actors stay hidden. For example: