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The new work calendar is about three meeting types and the conditions that serve them best. The gatherings help us address complex or sensitive topics. The availability of online gatherings has made them less frequent. All of these gatherings had flaws before the Pandemic and now is a good time to fix them. The best conditions for all three are outlined by the author.

The meetings are not going well. Work moved online in 2020 and the office hasn't fixed it. Every interaction with colleagues became a video call and our days became a game of transactional Tetris. With policies directing which days of the week to be where, it has become more complicated.