When done right, meetings can be incredibly productive. But for nearly two-thirds of people, they’re “meh” at best.
In a recent query of more than 5,000 workers across the tech industry, 38% of people described their meetings as “average,” and 25% described their meetings as either “poor” or “horrible.” Altogether, that means 63% of people are unimpressed by the value and quality of the meetings at their company.
On the flip side, 28% of people rated their meetings as “good” and another 9% rated their meetings as “great.”
Executives and HR workers rate their meetings best
The most common response across every department was “average” except for in HR and the executive suite. Thirty-seven workers in HR rated their meetings “good” and 11% rated their meetings great. Meanwhile, 31% of executives rated their meetings “good” and 20% rated their meetings “great.”
HR:
Executive:
Men and women rated meetings almost identically
Men and women shared nearly the exact same views of the meetings they attend everyday, with “average” as the top response at 38% and 37% respectively.
Men vs. women
All figures come from a July 6 reading of an ongoing query on Comparably. The data is derived from the responses of more than 5,000 workers across the technology industry.
