Soundscape #71: “People Who Enjoy Meetings Should Not Be In Charge Of Anything” — Thomas Sewell
January 25th, 2008Sigh. If there were ever an equivalent of a black hole on earth, it would have to be meetings. It would be the single unanimous decision ever. Everyone would agree: 8 or more people sitting around a conference table, tapping away at their laptops while some buried their heads in their notebooks, seemingly taking copious notes, is not the best way of doing things. Even (and some may say, especially with) with a meeting agenda and some poor soul assigned to take minutes (oh god, don’t even get me started on that), the entire universe seems to be sucked into some irrevocable hell. The chair would lead the meeting by asking people what they think, etc, how it would “fit in the workflow,” what implications would doing x bring or how much money the company would save if we do y…
apollonia666. I Feel This Way At Least Once A Week, 2007.
Has anyone thought about the amount of time and money the company would save if we are not sitting around a fucking table staring daggers into everyone else!? Why, oh why, are meetings this.fucking.draining?? What is so bad about using emails and the telephone? Everyone says that our world is becoming more alienating everyday because of all the text messages, emails and what-have-yous the kids are into instead of face-to-face interaction…blah blah.. but come on, I’d take that over a senseless meeting any day.
Playlist:
1. (0:00) Sufjan Stevens - A Conjunction Of Drones Simulating The Way In Which Sufjan Stevens Has An Existential Crisis In The Great Godfrey Maze (Illinois)
2. (0:20) Camera Obscura - If Looks Could Kill (Let’s Get Out Of This Country)
3. (3:48) The Strokes - You Talk Way Too Much (Room On Fire)
4. (6:51) The National - Secret Meeting (Alligator)
5. (10:37) The Thermals - I Might Need You To Kill (The Body The Blood The Machine)
6. (13:08) The Killers - Smile Like You Mean It (Hot Fuss)
7. (17:05) Stars - Today Will Be Better, I Swear (In Our Bedroom After The War)
8. (22:50) The Boy Least Likely To - Paper Cuts (The Best Party Ever)
9. (26:07) Damien Rice - Grey Room (9)
10. (31:50) Pete Yorn - Just Another (Music For The Morning After)
11. (35:06) Yo La Tengo - Pencil Test (A Smattering Of Outtakes And Rarities, 1986—2002)
12. (38:56) Mogwai - Boring Machines Disturb Sleep (Happy Songs For Happy People)
January 31st, 2008 at 3:45 pm
Gosh, couldn’t agree more with ya. Hate meetings. If it were up to me I’d dictate that everyone hold meetings standing up (unless you were handicapped or elderly or had medical reasons.)