Rant: Our town hall this week went completely off the rails

Our VP of comms spent 20 minutes talking about a new brand color guide while people in the chat were asking about layoffs. I used to think town halls were just for show, but after seeing 40 people drop off by the 15 minute mark, I get why they need real substance. We had a solid Q&A on Tuesday in the Chicago office that actually answered stuff about the Q3 goals. Has anyone here managed to get leadership to actually listen during these things?

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abbyd361d ago

Gotta be honest, 40 people dropping off sounds like a typical Tuesday at most companies. Town halls always turn into a mix of someone droning about color codes while everyone else is trying to figure out if they still have a job next month. The Chicago office probably worked because it was a smaller group with actual questions. The big ones just turn into a circus where the leaders read off slides nobody cares about. At least you got some answers about Q3 goals. That's like finding a twenty in a coat pocket. Most of the time these things are just noise.

the_wade1d ago

Honestly @abbyd36, same thing happened at my last place, huge waste of time with zero real answers.

clairec781d ago

Actually abbyd36, the original post said it was 30 people who dropped off, not 40. Might seem like a small difference but when you're talking about a meeting that started with 80 people, losing almost half is a big deal. You're right about the Chicago office though, smaller groups definitely work better for real conversations.