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Re:If Your Laptop Is Open, You're Not Listening by adwf on Monday May 09, 2016 @06:06AM (#11658638)
If the meeting isn't relevant to you, why do you even go to it? Just decline the invitation with your reason.
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Re:If Your Laptop Is Open, You're Not Listening by ACow_Adonis on Monday May 09, 2016 @06:35AM (#11658736)
Because modern corporate/professional life is filled with ridiculous events where they care more about headcount/attendance than whether there is actually any content.

I'm not yet powerful enough to get out of the fraud/shit-show entirely :P

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Re:If Your Laptop Is Open, You're Not Listening by arcanus on Monday May 09, 2016 @08:37AM (#11659295)
> I'm not yet powerful enough to get out of the fraud/shit-show entirely :P

In many organizations, the 'more powerful' are even more greatly hamstrung by mandatory (and fruitless) meetings.

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Re:If Your Laptop Is Open, You're Not Listening by vidarh on Monday May 09, 2016 @06:18AM (#11658675)
We don't always have the luxury of being able to decline without repercussions.
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