Shopify has told employees that it’s purging “all recurring meetings” of more than two people from its company calendars. The Ottawa-based online shopping giant says the ban will last “in perpetuity.” Shopify workers have also been told that they can’t hold meetings on Wednesdays, while non-recurring meetings of more than 50 people are restricted to a six-hour time frame on Thursdays.
CEO Tobi Lutke said recurring meetings and get-togethers lead to employees’ maintaining the “status quo.” Shopify has an estimated 9,000 employees, having cut 1,000 employees in July 2022. At that time, Lutke said that the growth in company sales during the pandemic would not likely continue and that it was necessary to cut 10 percent of Shopify’s workforce. Shopify had revenues last year of US$4.6 billion.