Office Etiquette: Meetings

Ever seen two or more people sitting at a desk or table holding notepads and looking semi-serious?

This is what we like to call a meeting.

Meeting: In a meeting, two or more people come together to discuss one or more topics, often in a formal setting.


A meeting is something that is not to be interrupted.

Emergency Exceptions:
An unexpected death in a participant's family
A female participant unexpectedly goes into labor.
An unexpected disaster such as a fire, earthquake or tornado.


For any reason other than the above, do not enter the room uninvited. If you presence was needed, you would have been invited.

Interrupting a meeting for any of the below reasons will reflect poorly on the interrupter:
Anything involving UB
Anything involving cake
Anything involving games
Anything involving costumes
Anything involving small talk
Anything involving ultrasound photos

If you notice that there is a meeting going on, do not try to call a participant on the telephone. Do not try to get the attention of a participant in any way. This is a waste of everyone's time. When in a meeting, a person does not wish to be disturbed. Meetings tend to be dull and often uninformative. The more interruptions you cause, the longer the participants will be forced to sit in the meeting. The longer the meeting, the longer the participants are unavailable to you and to their clients.


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