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Re:Why do we have so many meetings? by desertrider12 on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @11:26PM (#50175705)
The kind of person willing to work into the night will also be rewarded with even more requests. Over time your colleagues figure out who works with urgency and who doesn't, and that informs who they ask when they need something.
Re:Why do we have so many meetings? by SturgeonsLaw on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @12:45AM (#50176176)
Yep, this was me most of my career. Started a new job a couple of years ago, except this time I dialled down the effort to like 80% and enforced strict separation between work hours and home hours, and it's been wonderful