“Manager READMEs” from some tech companies

Re:“Manager READMEs” from some tech companies by ams6110 on Saturday May 05, 2018 @08:04PM (#17004585)

I agree. I've had managers who like to do the weekly 1:1 and in every case I've ultimately left those jobs. It's too time-consuming, too intrusive, too personal, for no benefit that I ever saw.

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Re:“Manager READMEs” from some tech companies by elliottcarlson on Saturday May 05, 2018 @08:13PM (#17004608)

Out of curiosity, did you mention that to them?

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Re:“Manager READMEs” from some tech companies by ams6110 on Saturday May 05, 2018 @08:21PM (#17004630)

I would try to say that I really had nothing new to discuss this week, but the meetings were not optional. And to be clear, the meetings weren't the main reason I left those jobs. They were more just annoyances than anything else. But I feel the same way about stand-ups which are apparently pretty popular.

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Re:“Manager READMEs” from some tech companies by apple4ever on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @02:29PM (#17023401)

Sounds like we are pretty similar. I just never saw the benefit as an employee or a manager. I really hate meetings that are unproductive, and weekly 1-on-1s always felt that way.

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