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5 Mar 2025


NextImg:Work meetings are giving employees ‘hangovers’, research reveals: ‘It negatively affects our productivity’

Forget happy hour — it’s meetings that are giving workers a hangover.

An article recently published in the Harvard Business Review found that people can experience “meeting hangovers” after finishing an unhelpful meeting.

Bad meetings can lead to “hangovers” stunting productivity. Drazen – stock.adobe.com

A survey found that more than 90% of employees have suffered from “meeting hangovers,” defined as “a period of diminished focus, motivation, or productivity following a bad meeting.”

“A meeting hangover is the idea that when we have a bad meeting, we just don’t leave it at the door. It sticks with us and it negatively affects our productivity,” Steven Rogelberg, a professor at UNC Charlotte and author of “The Surprising Science of Meetings,” explained to CBS News.

Frustrated workers often continue to reflect and replay what went wrong — in their heads and with their colleagues.

Who hasn’t bonded with their co-workers over work frustrations?

While these venting sessions may feel necessary to get you through the work day, this “co-rumination” can continue to spread negative impacts beyond the water cooler chat.

A survey found that more than 90% of employees have suffered from “meeting hangovers,” defined as “a period of diminished focus, motivation, or productivity following a bad meeting.” Kateryna – stock.adobe.com

More than one-quarter (28%) of workplace meetings left employees with lingering negative effects.

The most common causes of “bad” meetings were reported to be:

More than one-quarter (28%) of workplace meetings left employees with lingering negative effects. Jadon Bester/peopleimages.com – stock.adobe.com

For those feeling a “meetings hangover” coming on, Rogelberg recommends centering your next venting session with your work bestie on how to manage the situation and your frustration — instead of just whining.

“Chatting with your colleague about how to deal with the situation for the future, getting their thoughts, engaging in sense-making where you’re trying to understand, taking different perspectives on what just happened — those types of conversations increase your skills and your resilience when you do have a bad meeting,” Rogelberg said.