Meetings *Are* the Work

Re:Meetings *Are* the Work by shortstuffsushi on Saturday February 25, 2023 @11:47AM (#34938042)

It's funny to me, the length and level of detail defending meetings feels like the sort of meeting content people long to avoid. Paragraph after paragraph, major bullet after major bullet, all to say "there is value in meetings that you would otherwise miss." I can agree with some meetings being of value, but to your point, I think a lot are fluff, like the majority of this article.

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Re:Meetings *Are* the Work by lcnPylGDnU4H9OF on Saturday February 25, 2023 @12:16PM (#34938336)

I imagine someone who actually doesn’t have anything productive to do. If it were me, I’d be worried about someone finding out and deciding my position doesn’t need to exist. I would find a new job. Perhaps someone else would try to make their current one matter. Further still, many (most, probably) who try the latter will do things that range from unproductive to counterproductive.

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Re:Meetings *Are* the Work by MathMonkeyMan on Saturday February 25, 2023 @01:06PM (#34938848)

This feels like a good point, but then again I skimmed after the first few paragraphs of the article. Does that say something about me, or is it really just bullshit? (no offense to the author)

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Re:Meetings *Are* the Work by shortstuffsushi on Sunday February 26, 2023 @05:12PM (#34950113)

I will admit to the same, and perhaps I've missed some buried gem as a consequence, but I think that also speaks to the value of not deeply burying the lede.

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