Employees fear career consequences when pushing back against inefficient corporate communication and meeting culture

Knowledge workers are trapped in a paradox: they recognize that corporate meetings, lengthy emails, and bureaucratic communication waste their time and reduce productivity, but they're afraid to directly tell managers to cut the fluff because they fear it could damage their professional reputation or career prospects. Current solutions like productivity apps and meeting schedulers don't address the underlying power dynamic and social risk that prevents people from actually changing how their organization communicates.