Getting a bunch of smart, motivated people into a room should be an inspiring experience. Too often, it’s not.
New data from Comparably shows that 38% of workers say meetings are just “average.” The data, which comes from an Oct. 16 reading of an ongoing query of more than 5,000 workers in the technology industry, reveals that there’s plenty of opportunity for employers and employees to improve the way in which they hold meetings every day.
A mediocre experience
When asked to rate the value and quality of their meetings, people chose “average” as their No. 1 response. The next most popular response was “good” at 27%. Overall, 37% of workers had a positive view of meetings (27% good, 10% great), and 24% had a negative view of meetings (18% poor, 6% horrible).
An even split
Men and women were nearly identical in their responses.
Executives are happiest about the quality of meetings
Perhaps unsurprisingly, those in executive positions had the highest view of meetings at their companies: 55% describe meetings as “good” or “great.”
Workers in communications had the lowest view of meetings at their company, with 36% of them describing meetings as “poor” or “horrible.”
The figures referenced above are as of Oct. 16.
