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Qudsia Ali

Do you think we waste most of our productive time in online meetings while working remotely?

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You need to attend more meetings for collaboration while working remotely compared to when you work at the office. Do you feel that most of your productive time is wasted arranging and attending these lengthy meetings?

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Tariq Waseem
Yes, we do
Divya
Not really. Travelling is an equal waste of time
Abid Unnisa
This absolutely depends on what is your work. I mean I am in a GTM team and I need to collaborate to discuss ideas with the team. So that is really important. But maybe if you are from a sales team or a developer then constant collaboration may not be required. Thats what I think atleast.
sajan kashi
It depends what type of meeting you are jumping into.. No. 1 - Unplanned, unstructured and mostly out of context talk (you might end up wasting a time here) No. 2 - Planned, with clear objectives (This will help you brainstorm, you will end up with a discrete conclusion #fruitfull)
Grace Bulman
I think if the meetings are on the shorter side, they can really be a productive way to communicate. However, as meetings drag on longer than, say an hour, I believe they can be a waste of time. Especially through losing the interest and focus of attendees.
Mehran Najafi
Yes definitely! One way I tackle this is scheduling meetings in the second half of the day. Usually the first 4-5 hours of my day are best for deep focus work requiring a lot of brain power. I think that coupled with only scheduling in absolutely-necessary meetings can bring about some changes in your overall work flow.
Sharon Har-Noy
In some ways yes, but I do feel more time is wasted in similar meetings and chitchats when working in the office. So overall I find remote work more productive and am happy to deal with the on-line meeting (even when they are less productive).