Meeting [mee-ting] noun

1. an assembly or conference of persons for a specific purpose defined by those who organize it. Ex: a ten o’clock business meeting.

In order to understand “meeting” fully, you need to get a grasp on how exactly a “specific purpose” applies to the workplace.

Specific purpose [spi-sif-ik pur-puh s] noun

1. the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc. as typically defined by those who are in charge.

Note: Those in charge often fail to understand how things actually run. Consequently, this makes the purpose they think is important typically something altogether pointless and/or a waste of time.

Examples:

“John set up a meeting to discuss the way we’re going to roll out our new multi-national campaign. After that, we’ll actually talk about how we’re actually going to do it.”

“‘Wow, that was the best meeting ever’ Kelly exclaimed. ‘Why, what happened, Bill asked?’ ‘Well, Martha, our manager, was out sick today, so we actually were able to accomplish something — and in half the time it usually takes for us to discuss nothing!’”

Caution: Be extra weary of any meetings that managers suddenly need soon. These are, invariably, traps set by them because someone above them has asked them to work. Use what you know of meetings and soon to work your way around getting snared in this.

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