Calculating Meeting Costs: A 10-Minute Audit for LinkedIn Pseudo-Wisdom
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Verdict
The specter of payroll hemorrhage looms large in Philip Arkcoll's Worklytics post, as he warns about 'Your payroll... leaking $10,000 every Monday morning.' A bold claim that seems more like a sales pitch than a revelation. This purported insight is wrapped up with borrowed authority, as Arkcoll grandly cites his invention—a 'Meeting Cost Calculator'—to lend credibility to the melodrama of meetings. Yet, this supposed innovation only leads to more self-promotion: 'Drop a comment with "AUDIT" and I’ll send you the calculator.' Such performative humility underscores the real aim here: hawking tools rather than offering substantive advice. Finally, nothing screams corporate banality louder than phrases like 'aligning teams,' which have been serving LinkedIn-speak since before synergy was cool.
The post implies a level of expertise by offering a solution while framing it as helpful advice.
The author cites their position and experience to lend credibility to their claims.
While there are some insightful points about meeting costs, much is vague or abstract.
'Imagine if you could' lines up with the offering of a tool, maintaining consistency in messaging.
'Drop a comment with 'AUDIT'' is an overt call to action for self-promotion.
'Aligning teams' and similar phrases lean into common corporate jargon.
Cringe highlights
- $2,000 hour on cost of salary alone.