Today I was sitting in the monthly full-time staff meeting the organization I work for holds, and I felt particularly antsy. I was sitting next to my birthday twin, Mike (of the Guad squad), which added to the squirelly-ness I was feeling. Anyway, when I get antsy....I doodle, scribble, otherwise write random things down (even if I don't need to) just to have something to keep my mind occupied. Usually because whoever is speaking really isn't holding my interest, but I am fighting valiantly to look like I give a darn. It's a habit I picked up in college, primarily graduate school. =)
The result of this incessant writing? A seriously scribbled all over meeting agenda. Mike even commented on the volumes of notes I took. My favorite scribble was "DEATH BY COMMITTEE!" surrounded by little dashes. I wrote that one down when it was suggested we form a committee to plan the youth basketball finals. Seriously? It seems like the person who plans the finals has done just fine (FOR YEARS mind you) without the aid of a committee. Maybe I'm just not much of a fan of committees being in place for everything.
Although, DEATH BY COMMITTEE! would be a pretty awesome band name. That's something I could be a fan of.
2 comments:
I love this post. Maybe it's time for me to try my hand at the novel I've always wanted to write. I have lots and lots of material that could be incorportated into the title "Death by Committee".
Hang in there kid - the meetings only get longer and more absurd!
I know that I am no longer working, but I know exactly what you are talking about. I have been to soo many meetings where a simple e-mail or memo would have made the point just as well and saved everyone's time/gas/sanity. In my brain a meeting should be a last resort and if deemed necessary efficient, concise and to the point.
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