Let’s Meet!
by Ping Yi

 

 

This email should be a meeting!

Oh my god let’s book a room now

or maybe two, just in case.

Lots of chairs so everyone

can get comfy.

 

Grab a good stretch of time,

get some snacks – before I forget,

next door has a donut promotion.

The entire team is invited, heck,

the whole floor should come!

 

Physical meeting only please,

no dial-ins! Switch off the servers

to be sure, and wait for the field team

to drive in. Ask Maintenance

to run the AC all night long.

 

To business then: let’s make

every line from this email

an agenda item in its own right.

Allocate oh an hour each –

yes that sounds the best!

 

While we’re at it, why so many emails

My inbox is overflowing –

these should ALL be meetings!

We’ve got to be more disciplined,

set the right tone – these things matter.

 

Why else do we pay rent, if not to

make full use of our meeting spaces?

We must focus on the Big Picture –

add this topic to the agenda!

End of memo.

 

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