Aside from the attitude and the unnecessary language that now seems to be part of the lexicon, she is right.
It is called the rule of 1,000. The rule of 1,000 is that once an organization reaches somewhere around 1,000 individuals no real work need take place for everyone to appear busy. Simply communicating keeps 80% active while the other 20% perform essential functions. E-mail, zoom and other modern conveniences make this even more efficient so that now 1,000 is reduced to mere hundreds.
When in doubt or it seems essential to appear to be doing something, call a meeting to brainstorm or something. Years ago you had to be somebody to call a meeting and to attend one. They were rare. In fact, in my first two years at Exxon I can’t think of ever having attended a meeting except for one or two for the annual report or some company wide initiative or something like united way.
How did we ever manage? Very well actually. Workers worked and leaders led, smart leaders solicited help and suggestions from workers then made decisions. It was, a beautiful thing.
I remember once in my really younger days, I was supposed to be in a meeting. But there were two meetings going on at the same time in two different meeting rooms. I went to the wrong one and wound up in the meeting with the President, and VP’s and top officers. I, of course was a minor, minor functionary.
Nobody said anything to me.
After about ten minutes, my boss poked his head into the door and motioned for me to come with him..............