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[–] [email protected] 98 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Honestly, how many workers really want a meeting?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

When I worked in customer service in a callcenter we all tried to ask a bunch of questions to try to extend the meeting so we wouldn't have to go back on the phones. anything is better than being on the phones.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

I worked in a call center for a month, failed miserably, and I completely understand what you're saying, 20 years later.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Useful meetings? Yes. Useless? No.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

If your job is bad enough you look forward to useless meetings

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

Most meetings are useless, or they could just be an email.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Only 1/20 meetings around my office I actually need to be a part of.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

So why do you join them uninvited? /s

[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Depends on the meeting. I look forward to meetings where the process people will explain how stuff actually works so we know how to build the feature that will interface with their systems

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Sometimes you even get to show off the cool, useful shit you built for them!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

Ok. That's totally true, I also really enjoy meetings where people show me what they do in depth so I can build automation around their actual processes, as well as find ways to improve those processes and save time and effort.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I too heard about such meetings. I'm yet to participate in one though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Thats a shame!

[–] [email protected] 55 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Managers do. Collecting status and showing who’s boss is their work.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Marketing types. “Designers” (I.e. people who drive product requirement.) People who just love to hear themselves talk. Also we have this one QA guy who can’t code for shit and always wants someone else to do his work for him. He wants to be on zoom calls 24/7. I’m surprised that guy can piss without someone showing him how to hold his dick on a zoom call.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Thay guy needs AI and patience.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago

You literally just suggested the creation of another vibe coder.