• WamGams@lemmy.ca
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    15 days ago

    My boss throws a tantrum if anybody is late to his weekly hour long meetings. He spends the first 30 minutes talking about football and asking us what our favorite dishes are.

    • Anivia@feddit.org
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      15 days ago

      He spends the first 30 minutes talking about football and asking us what our favorite dishes are

      Well, compared to doing real work, or being in a meeting where you actually have to pay attention, spacing out while your boss monologes about his private live seems like a fine thing to get paid for

      • wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        15 days ago

        Yep. To anyone saying it takes up time that they need to get work done, remember the magic words “What would you like me to prioritize?”

  • sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz
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    15 days ago

    Most meetings, in my obviously limited experience, are held by people who don’t have anything else to do. And all the people who need to get shit done are pissed about having to sit through a meeting that could have been handled with a short email.