Because people who don't produce or do minimal work view a meeting as an opportunity to be viewed as a valued contributor to the company by pretending to care and offering ideas that result in work for others and not them.

Meetings get to be pretty mundane, some people just start holding less of them.

Been years since I've participated in one though our company has them weekly (it's my company though, was).

"Surrounded by Idiots" author Thomas Erikson designates them as the "inspiring 'yellow' " type whereas you would in this situation be a Red.

I might as well get straight to the point here to avoid confusion: Yellows talk more than they work. They have a penchant for talking about everything they need to do rather than actually doing anything. Everyone who knows a genuine Yellow knows exactly what I’m talking about.

Okay, so many people have trouble getting motivated to work, especially with boring tasks. But Yellows find it particularly hard to leave the starting block when faced with uncomfortable tasks. It may be about having to call a dissatisfied customer, or getting an oil change, or going to the pharmacy. If it’s dull and uninspiring, it won’t happen. Their excuses for avoiding these tasks will be numerous and imaginative.

Because a Yellow’s perspective on time is based in the future, they spend more time talking about the future than dedicating their energy to getting there. Seldom have so many crazy plans been drawn up or so many insane goals set as is done by Yellows. Because they think aloud, people around them believe that these fantasies are going to happen: “Wow! It sounds amazing!”

Conclusion: To help your Yellow friend you need to make sure that he puts his shovel in the ground and starts digging Push him, but push gently. Treat him a little bit like you would treat a child. Be kind but clear. If he notices that you’re becoming his taskmaster, things may become difficult. Yellows hate feeling controlled. They need the most help to get into gear, but that doesn’t mean they like it. They are free souls and don’t obey anyone else.

So you need to be diplomatic. Softly and gently explain the value of actually doing the job itself, now that he knows what needs to be done. Take a moment to explain to a Yellow how the great popularity he already enjoys can actually be increased even further if he just happens to get finished. Everyone will love him, and he will be more beloved than ever. Does that sound simple? It is simple. All you need to do is overcome your resistance to inflating someone’s ego in such an obvious way. But it will work.

Some people need a ridiculous amount of social validation. And then there are those who feel like they need to talk a lot because they assume that it sends the signal that they are very busy and contributing a great deal at work…and usually, they aren’t.

I had this boss who would drone on and on about personal shit..it was clear that he was trying to foster “personal relationship” with his reports..but something about me, I am able to easily sniff out when it’s fake..and so many of these people are so fake. That dude was fake, and it was laborious to know that at every meeting, I’d have to spend the first 10-15 minutes listening to this jackass try to make us think he’s cool. What I find even more difficult to understand is the number of people who can’t see through that sort of bullshit.

I hate meetings. Sometimes they’re necessary, but I don’t want to sit there and pretend I like you or that you’re interesting if I don’t actually think that you are. Can we just discuss what needs to be discussed and get back to work? I want to get my shit done so that I can do non-work related activities.

Yeah, why can't they just sit silently and stare at their phones, like everyone else?

Women have no place in the business world. Maybe secretaries but that is pushing it. All they do is talk and try to get other people to do their work. Yes there are some men that do that but there are much less men than women. So by women joining the work force they lowered everyone's wages by adding a massive labor supply then they lowered productivity by talking and fucking their coworkers. They are a bunch of useless cunts acting like they know what they are doing. Women remind me of niggers, always late or calling in sick, always talking, never working, and if any work gets done it is all fucked up and a white man has to fix it.

Because you let them faggot.

Well next time bring some Kolache's.

People want to be heard and recognized. Especially women. In general they constantly crave acknowledgement and recognition. Add to this that people enjoy not working so meetings become an excuse to do both. Stir the pot with whatever gossip and company politics which can be inserted...

to shift the blame onto others