This meeting is mandatory. Your exit is not.

We’ve all been there — trapped in a mandatory Zoom meeting with no escape. The annual report drones on. Your soul flickers. You glance at the clock: 31 minutes to go.

You sigh.

Imagine reaching for the “Leave Meeting” button, only to see an error message pop up: “This meeting requires mandatory attendance. You cannot end this call without the host’s approval.”

Your options:

  • Request an Early Dismissal Pass
  • Remain in meeting (who knows, maybe failure to comply gets recorded in your Engagement Score)

I’m curious if this would lead to all sorts of craziness: Will early-passes become an employee perk? Would “premium” employees get unlimited passes?