Boss demands more collaboration between employees while scheduling 6 hours of back-to-back meetings every day: 'When exactly is the "collaboration" supposed to happen?'

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  _{A demanding boss forces employees to collaborate, without giving them any time to do so.}

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• One frustrated employee took to the internet to share his frustrations with his boss, who wants his employees to collaborate but doesn't give them any time to do so. 

  'My boss: "We need more collaboration." Also my boss: Schedules 6 hours of back-to-back meetings every day.

  When exactly is the "collaboration" supposed to happen? Between the 2 PM status update and the 3 PM brainstorming session?'

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  _{Colleagues sit around and listen to another pointless meeting.} 

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• Not only does this employee not have enough time to collaborate with his coworkers, but he also has no time to actually do the work he's supposed to do during the workday. 

  '​I spent my entire day talking about the work I'm supposed to be doing, which leaves me with 0 minutes to actually do the work. Now I’m finishing my tasks at 9 PM at home.'

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  _{Employee works late to get the work done that he could've gotten done during the workday if his workday wasn't filled to the brim with meetings.} 

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• How would you deal with this situation as an employee? 

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