Google Meet "Could've been an email" button

Have you ever joined a meeting and quickly realized everything being discussed could have been an email? I have, hundreds of times. I can tell you from experience, most communication within corporate America could be asynchronous.

Unfortunately, people need to justify the existence of their jobs, so meetings will continue to get booked. The worst part about meeting culture is the ripple effects on new employees. An unsuspecting college graduate will join an organization excited to create an impact, only to realize they often wind up in endless meetings.

This got me thinking about the RSVP options when looking at a Google Calendar event. What if you could respond to an invite with “this could’ve been an email”?

The great thing about this is it shares how you feel without providing any signal as to whether or not you’ll attend the call. It helps the invitee share how they feel, but provides no value you to the meeting administrator.

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