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Dear Employees,

I’ve been hearing a bit of griping about my mandatory monthly lunchtime departmental meetings.  I’d just like to give some perspective on the whole thing.

Now, I recognize that in lieu of the meeting, I could send out a short email to all concerned.  But you have to realize there are larger issues here.  Where else would we get a forum for the sycophants to ask meaningless, babbling questions?  As a manager, my main job is to justify my own existence.  Those questions are a big part of that.

And yes, I could attempt to schedule the meeting at an alternate time, but then how would you ever know  how much more important my time is than yours?  Should I really be expected to alter my schedule just to accommodate you people?  Why should I require you to spend five minutes reading an email when I can take up a full hour of your time in person?

I hope this helps.  Don’t feel you’re missing out on work here.  In fact, you’re just getting a little glimpse of the real work I do each and every day, for which the company pays me more than it pays you.

All employees are valuable in their own way.  Some of us are just more valuable.

Regards,
Hugh Irkfermeigh, one of your boss’s bosses