Jab We Meet(ing)

This meeting we had the other day.. What was it for?? My boss says, “I would request Mr. XYZ to address the meeting.” This Mr. XYZ blurts out, “What shall I speak about?” Oops wasn’t he supposed to know that? Anyway it’s a meeting, so expected. Another senior person comes up with the thought that Mr. XYZ, the expert, should talk about how the print media in Delhi should grow in these tumultuous times. Hmm... Ok, I’ll try paying a little attention. 

 Mr. XYZ begins with the world scenario (btw not related to print). I am still listening and so is everybody else. Then he starts talking about the print media scene in Bombay, how is it growing, will it grow further, the challenges and the list goes on… People are thinking if it was Bombay’s scenario he was to talk about. A supposedly 40 minute discussion (Mr. XYZ is a busy man, can’t afford to give any more time than this) is now a 1 hour & 30mins. one way communication. He loves to talk man! And now he is talking about his personal experiences, time he spent in research etc etc. 

Finally he decides to end! (After realizing that people are looking at their watches and some are actually tapping their watches to see if it stopped working) I am thinking, “What happened to Delhi Scenario?” But I don’t care anymore… I just want the meeting to end. After 15 minutes past 2 hours he says, “It was nice meeting everybody and was a good discussion (uhh?) and I would like to leave you all with the thought that how we should grow in these difficult times?”  

We ended right where we began! Did somebody take the minutes??

Thought for the Mood
“Meetings are indispensable when you don't want to do anything.” 
(And other than Mr. XYZ everyone had something to do)

“A meeting is an event where minutes are taken and hours wasted.”
(Yep, hours that seemed like eternity)