Productivity | Time-wasting Brits sabotage half of all meetings

More than half (55%) of British employees waste time waiting for other attendees to join meetings, according to research from digital print and design company MOO.

Engaging in small talk about the temperature of meeting rooms, tackling technology and 49% spending ten minutes trying to find the meeting room followed closely behind.

A MOO Spokesperson commented: “We love meetings, but only when they’re run brilliantly. We hope these findings will encourage everyone to work smarter when it comes to getting the most out of meetings.”

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Choosing seats in a meeting also proved problematic for 38% of employees who spent up to five minutes of their one-hour meeting considering the best position. Additionally, 34% said that they can spend up to ten minutes discussing and adjusting the temperature in a meeting room before they were ready to start.