30 Hilarious Memes That Expose the Agony of Unproductive Meetings

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Nearly $37 billion is wasted each year on unproductive meetings. And that's just in the U.S. alone.

Imagine what that money could do if used for something actually productive. According to Oxfam America, that's the exact amount needed yearly to eradicate world hunger by 2030.

In fact, employees end up "wasting" the equivalent of over three average work days a month attending meetings that add zero value!

To shine a light on this very real problem in the most relatable of ways, netizens do what they do best: find the humor and make memes out of it. We've curated the best work-meeting memes to share with you, so you can laugh or forward them to your boss (it's not recommended)!

Let's head into it.

30 work meeting memes that you'll definitely relate To

1. Starting off with the classics

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2. Is it possible they just need someone to talk to?

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3. Everything free is not great

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4. Make it make sense

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Writer short and to-the-point meeting requests with this simple walkthrough.

5. All problems, one solution

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Send this to the person responsible for your meetings: 17 Effective Techniques to Improve Meeting Productivity

6. Honestly, it's not even that difficult

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They'll definitely need this: The Different Types of Meeting Agendas

7. Whoopsie

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8. Someone up there loves us...

9. ...and sometimes hates us

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Also read: Camera On or Off—Which One is Better?

10. TBH, we all do.

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Check this out: How to Run Effective Collaborative Meetings

11. Corporate isn't ready for these truth bombs

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Also see: Best Tips on How You Can Run Successful and Effective Meetings

12. When you're way too swamped with your daily tasks

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13. As if I wasn't clueless enough before...

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Here're 5 tips every professional should know about agenda writing

14. There's always that one person

15. When you've got a meeting but no agenda

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Once again, meeting agendas aren't all that difficult to create. See these templates if you don't believe us!

16. The hero we didn't need, but the hero we deserved

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17. Once you're finally onboard with an unproductive meeting

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18. Can we call this meeting-ception?

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19. It was two hours long!

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20. When the boss asks what happened during the meeting

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21. I was already behind on my work, but okay

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Somebody truly needs to learn how to set better agendas.

22. Did you say you were overwhelmed?

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They might wanna see this: Meeting Cadence: How Often Should You Meet?

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24. Yes, it's a genuine health problem

25. Are you sure it's important?

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26. Can't emphasize this enough

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27. The only thing worse than an unproductive meeting...

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28. A perfect summary of remote team catchups

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You might need this: A Guide to Zoom Fatigue and 9 Ways to Handle It Effectively

29. It's a no-brainer

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Related: 19 Types of Organizational Meetings and Their Importance

30. It's. Not. Enough.

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How many of these work-meeting memes did you find relatable, and how quick were you to forward them to your coworkers?

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