Comment by BLKNSLVR
1 month ago
Regular morning stand-ups really fuck my morning momentum.
I'm getting my shit done, then I gotta stop and listen to a whole bunch of crap that I either already know or doesn't affect me at all.
Sometimes, in fact often, the level of momentum I had before the meeting is never reached again the rest of day.
All meetings should be post lunch. All meetings I organize are post lunch.
Welcome to Standup! Choose your opponent!
- Guy who spends 20 of the 15 minutes being way too detailed about his work.
- Two guys who argue back and forth about technical minutiae that doesn't affect you.
- Your manager who lets two guys argue back and forth about technical minutiae that doesn't affect you.
- Your manager asking if you have any blockers.
- A PM asking you how many points you have left on a ticket.
(The boss battle is just this, but stretched over an entire hour.)
I really don't understand why this was downvoted.
It expresses something that is true for many individuals.