Meetings and travel time (2)
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Feb 19, 2008
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On Thursday, I'll be driving three hours for a meeting that might last as long as five hours, then driving another three hours home. That's a total of six hours of travel for a five hour meeting. I think we, as an intelligent, economical society, should create a rule regarding this. Perhaps as follows: Rule 1: "Travel time for a meeting shall not exceed one-half of the proposed length of the meeting." That way, I'd only be allowed to travel two and a half hours total for my five hour meeting. Alternately, my meeting would have to last twelve hours to make up for the six hours of travel time. In that case I propose an amendment: Rule 1a: "What are you, kidding? A twelve hour meeting? Don't you people realize meetings waste money?" #business
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Comments:
2008-02-19 14:33:03
I would agree with a 1:1 Commute:Visit ratio. I think in my head I already have this rule. We travel 35-40 minutes for church every Sunday. thankfully our time of socializing before and after service exceeds the 1:1 ratio just enough to not have to go church "shopping" again.
Shall I propose some rules as well?
Rule 2: Any meeting exceeding 90 minutes should include refreshments and a break.
Rule 3: Any meeting exceeding 3 hours must include a meal/per diem and some sort of Continuing Education Credits.
Failure to follow the above rules will result in public scorn and may result in disciplinary action up to and including possible dismissal from the organization.
2008-02-20 08:37:42
I'll buy that.
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