'brief' daily meetings that are 50 minutes long: dud or GET THE RAZOR BLADE?

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you know, maybe if i a) had a chance in hell at advancement in this dumb job or b) got health insurance, i wouldn't have such a bad attitude about this, but jesus.

also, when 15 of those minute's meetings are spent CALLING UP WEB SITES, well just augh.

― maura (maura), Wednesday, 13 November 2002 16:25 (twenty-three years ago)

your employers do know that a computer isn't just a newfangled telephone device, right?

― jess (dubplatestyle), Wednesday, 13 November 2002 16:26 (twenty-three years ago)

Sounds like my weeekly SME meetings.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 13 November 2002 16:27 (twenty-three years ago)

the key word in your post is 'weekly'

― maura (maura), Wednesday, 13 November 2002 16:28 (twenty-three years ago)

where the hell are you working that requires 50 minute daily mtgs?

― H (Heruy), Wednesday, 13 November 2002 16:29 (twenty-three years ago)

the CIA.

― jess (dubplatestyle), Wednesday, 13 November 2002 16:34 (twenty-three years ago)

My guess is marketting, but you haven't witnessed true stupidity till you get SME meeting. Its a buzzthing straight out of Dilbert.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 13 November 2002 16:37 (twenty-three years ago)

long meetings give ppl the opportunity to think outside the box.

― MarkH (MarkH), Wednesday, 13 November 2002 16:38 (twenty-three years ago)

i don't work in marketing.

i'm a temp for a content arm of an online service.

― maura (maura), Wednesday, 13 November 2002 16:50 (twenty-three years ago)

How long until people in meetings miss the obvious solution so much that managers start encouraging them to think inside the box? I don't give it too long.....

― lol p xx, Wednesday, 13 November 2002 16:55 (twenty-three years ago)

Oh god I have a divisional meeting tomorrow. What excuse can I use not to turn up?

― Sarah (starry), Wednesday, 13 November 2002 16:57 (twenty-three years ago)

how about another work-related meeting? client or whatever

― H (Heruy), Wednesday, 13 November 2002 16:58 (twenty-three years ago)

I love meetings.

For instance yesterday I had a meeting at ULU. For three hours. In the bar. Meetings = best reason to nick off for a beer.

― Pete (Pete), Wednesday, 13 November 2002 17:02 (twenty-three years ago)

Fake your own suicide?

― Graham (graham), Wednesday, 13 November 2002 17:05 (twenty-three years ago)

meetings over drinks are always good - i have one of those in about half an hour

― H (Heruy), Wednesday, 13 November 2002 17:05 (twenty-three years ago)

OH NO!!! A branch meeting (at which I am chairing!!!) and THEN a divisional meeting! B-b-b-but!!!!

― Sarah (starry), Wednesday, 13 November 2002 17:07 (twenty-three years ago)

ouch

― H (Heruy), Wednesday, 13 November 2002 17:08 (twenty-three years ago)

at which I am chairing

I have just realised I am unable to distingush mentally between you and the girl in Cria Cuervos, thus I find this v.v. amusing. Will you be wearing a suit?

― Graham (graham), Wednesday, 13 November 2002 17:11 (twenty-three years ago)

i wish more us companies had meetings in bars. it would certainly raise morale.

― maura (maura), Wednesday, 13 November 2002 17:14 (twenty-three years ago)

Happily I am free of this daily/weekly meeting curse. The occasional meetings that do happen are still lifesuckers, though.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 13 November 2002 17:16 (twenty-three years ago)

well, i'm off. Maura, I'll have a drink in your honor.

― H (Heruy), Wednesday, 13 November 2002 17:28 (twenty-three years ago)

I'll trade jobs with you...

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 13 November 2002 21:03 (twenty-three years ago)

ally this could be arranged

― maura (maura), Wednesday, 13 November 2002 21:19 (twenty-three years ago)

Ok, so what we do is pull the old switcheroo. You come here, I go there, pretend to be each other. No one will notice. Like The Parent Trap.

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 13 November 2002 23:00 (twenty-three years ago)

why is it called the ~"old" switcheroo? it's not like, oh we've all done that at least once in our lives...

― mark s (mark s), Wednesday, 13 November 2002 23:41 (twenty-three years ago)

well SOMEONE hasn't lived... but er anyway, mebbe cuz the expression refers to more than just two people switching up? Like, switching one thing for another is just a really time-worn and obvious trick. duh!

/meanie

― Kim (Kim), Thursday, 14 November 2002 00:37 (twenty-three years ago)

why is it called the ~"old" switcheroo? it's not like, oh we've all done that at least once in our lives...

So says you...I do it like all the time, that's how I make my cash fool.

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 14 November 2002 06:11 (twenty-three years ago)

I used to be one of those evil meeting-organizing types, though I would never have inflicted a daily meeting (of any length) upon my project teams.

The meeting in bars idea is good. Maybe just bring a pitcher of cocktails to your next one?

― Jen (nstop), Thursday, 14 November 2002 07:22 (twenty-three years ago)

We used to have doughnut meetings about once a week. They had no practical purpose, it was just a little team social hour. Go TEAM!

― Miss Laura, Thursday, 14 November 2002 09:52 (twenty-three years ago)

I got to go to a meeting last week, it was very boring.

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 14 November 2002 09:57 (twenty-three years ago)

don't get the razor blade. start a fire instead.

(if you are a UK resident then tell us how the green goddess copes)

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Thursday, 14 November 2002 11:00 (twenty-three years ago)

three years pass...

Last week I went to the Event Order meeting that happens twice a week at the hotel where I work. Usually its very boring; event managers and department heads going over the next three-four days worth of events and functions, confirming guarantees and making last minute changes.

However, upon walking in last Friday, there were FOURTEEN PLATES OF FRESH BAKED COOKIES on the conference table. The Executive Chef had arrived early and placed them there. Each plate was a different flavor/variety of cookie and was labeled accordingly. In front of each chair was a "ballot" where you were to rate each cookie on a scale of 1-5. Apparently, they were all being considered and the Chef wanted some feedback. The cookies were cut up into smaller, bite-sized pieces, but after 14 of them, I was sick of cookies.

The cappuchino ones were the best.

― researching ur life (grady), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 19:38 (nineteen years ago)

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