$3/min for the psychic hotline. $17/min for your meeting with 10 developers.
And that's only half the equation.
Over recent years, I've witnessed this across countless organisations: meetings cost twice. Once for everyone's salary in the room. And once for the work that doesn't happen during that time.
A real-world example:
10 developers spending 3 hours daily in meetings instead of just 1 hour. That's 2 hours of lost development time per person, per day.
Calculated annually: 10 × 2h × 220 working days = 4,400 hours That equals 550 person-days. Or put differently: 2.5 additional full-time developers – without posting a single job advert.
The honest truth about meetings
Meetings aren't the problem. Meetings without cost awareness are the problem.
I've consistently observed a recurring pattern: when everyone in the room can see what's being "burnt" per minute, two things happen:
✅ Meetings automatically become shorter ✅ Attendee lists suddenly become more honest
A pragmatic tool
We've developed a free meeting timer. Simply place your phone sideways on the table – done. Everyone in the room can see in real-time what the meeting is currently costing.
Swipe through the carousel and see what different meeting configurations cost per minute. The last slide will surprise you.
The tool doesn't replace sensible meeting culture. But it creates awareness – and that's often the first step towards more efficient discussions.
👉 Here's the free meeting timer: http://tcm.ocenox.com/