disapointment

Today was a disappointing day. To end the day, a meeting I was actually looking forward to took place prematurely. There were a number of staff waiting for the meeting outside the meeting room which had the door closed. Usually, the closed door means do not disturb. So we waited patiently.

Thirty minutes later the door finally opens and those in the room said the meeting was done. It had started early with no disregard to those who were supposed to attend. Not one person in the entire roomful of people brought up the point that the meeting start should be delayed until the appointed time. So there we waited, people standing around, those on VTC, those on phone conference – all waiting for a meeting that was already underway and completed without our knowledge.

To make things painfully ironic, there is an initiative to improve meeting effectiveness. I am dumbfounded over this “meeting” and more sadly, I am disappointed.