How to navigate workplace awkwardness
Small moments of excruciating tension
The meeting has been going on for almost an hour already, but the end is now in sight. The vast majority of attendees have already got the cursor lined up over the “leave” button; freedom, or at least a five-minute break, is a click away. And then whoever is chairing asks a simple but terrible question: “Does anyone have anything they want to add?”
This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “Small moments of great tension”
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