It reminds me so much of my work experiences it's funny. I lean to thinking all of life is pretty similar because humans are pretty much the same, usually. They prefer meetings and talk to action, they like to whine and complain, they like to claim someone else isn't doing enough, they like meetings in glamorous places, the like travel on someone else's dime.
I've told the story of a "training" event I was supposed to attend, week long, stay in a hotel, open bar every night, food included. The "training" was by every account the usual silliness, a whole week of it. I never went. I couldn't stomach being around folks for that long.
I thought about showing up for the vacation part and ignoring the meeting part.