Does anyone know why we say "back-to-back meetings?"
I mean, that's a weird alignment -- our meetings are all facing away from each other?
I figure at least one of you knows this phrase's origin story...or can come up with something pretty convincing!
@JolieSaboteuse But, I mean, do meetings not have a front?
@sumpnlikefaith They are multi dimensional.
@JolieSaboteuse Oh! Now I see!
So, like, each meeting exists in an circumferential polar pattern where every point is its back.
@sumpnlikefaith Because we're backing out of the one and backing into the next.
@kel Yes! This is so illuminating!
@kel (I just want you to know, I've been sharing this one with colleagues.)
@sumpnlikefaith haha, nice.
@sumpnlikefaith maybe next time I’m late for a call I’ll say ‘sorry, I’ve been in front-to-front meetings all day’
@Loffreni That's so delightfully awkward!
If there was ever a prize for replacing people's huffiness with bafflement the quickest, I'm sure you'd win!
@sumpnlikefaith I'm thinking from the old dueling procedure where you meet stand back to back then proceed x paces turn and try and kill the other one :)
@NorthernInvader Coroner's report:
Death. By meetings.
@sumpnlikefaith It's just from the way the meetings are timed. Back to back, in this case, refers to "consecutive".