How Meetings Harm Well-Being

[GreatGazoo]

4. I worked in many office jobs for a while and got those revealing first-day tours too

Developed a theory that you could tell almost everything you needed to know when they showed you the break room:

Break room is large, comfortable and full of happy employees = wake up. You are dreaming.

Break room has signs on everything -- "Food will be removed from fridge after 2 days" "Don't heat fish in the microwave"
Female names written in large Sharpie letters on wrapped food = male execs were likely to eat it anyway.
Brand new preprinted sign, prominently place declaring that 'yes they DO hire and promote regardless of race, gender, age' etc. = no they don't or they were recently sued for discrimination

Break room contains copy machine, lasers printers and other hot noisy gear = no place to hide or relax even for a minute

Break room non-existent = employees eat at their desks and are sad and burned out