meetings

Meetings. Meetings. Meetings.

Working in a university you can't avoid them. So this morning, when I'm usually having a relaxing lie-in around this time of day, I'm up, showered, breakfasted, coffeed and about to leave for work. To go to a meeting.

It's a preliminary Team Planning Meeting. The proper full-blown thing is in February. When I asked how long today's would last I was told to be there for 9.30 and we'd break at 12 for lunch...

Meetings don't interest me at the best of times. Unfortunately, universities seem full of people that absolutely thrive on them. I was told that, a few years ago when concern was expressed about the number of meetings staff were attending, a group was set up... to have a meeting about it.

They decided there weren't too many meetings after all... but I guess they had to reconvene on a regular basis just to keep a constant check.

At least they're providing a free lunch...