I'm delighted someone is putting a cost to pointless meetings like those described (well, pointless from a devs perspective). I worked in a utility company, wh

I'm delighted someone is putting a cost to pointless meetings like those described (well, pointless from a devs perspective). I worked in a utility company, where morale was in the basement, and management organized a full day (on-site) off-site meeting. 60 to 70 devs in a big room, whiteboards everywhere. Some corporate events enabler stands up and says everyone is to write on their whiteboard what the word "team" means to them, then discuss it. I did the math, and after a couple of hours each group had to discuss what they found. I said it's just cost us 15k for this chitchat and at the end of it we'll be none the wiser and no actions will be taken. Was called in to the bosses office the next day and chewed out for not being a team player. Week after that the boss was fired. shrugs