The joy of tomorrow, or how I learned to stop worrying and love the meetings

[jvowles]

Here is my schedule tomorrow

Comments

[grayhawkfh]

I have a sign over my desk:

Meetings: The practical alternative to work.

[jvowles]

That entirely depends on the sort of meeting it is. Sometimes there really is no substitute for putting the people who need to talk in the same room -- virtual or otherwise -- and having them hash out the stuff they need to cover.

Today, for example, I spent a little over an hour waiting to talk and never got the chance during meeting #1 (which was mostly a status update anyway), but during meeting #2 we addressed a fair number of misconceptions and came up with a few good ideas.

[davemon]

Just got about ten inches here. x__x

[jvowles]

You know, a gentleman never brags about how many inches he has.

[davemon]

That was the first laugh I've had all day. XD
Thank you for that. =)

[jeriendhal]

Er... isn't the staff meeting overlapping the client team status meeting?

[jvowles]

yes. I show up when I can, cuz usually it involves specific promotions rather than infrastructure.

[nongamer]

Around here it's not unusual for people to spend their 8 hour workday in meetings and the do their real work at home, so I'm not that impressed by your 3.5 hours of meetings.

[gregmce]

I think you should just get the doughnuts, then head back home and eat them. Claim a blizzard has sealed shut your parking lot.