Comments on: 9 Reasons Why You Should Skip That Meeting http://timemanagementninja.com/2010/05/7-reasons-why-you-should-skip-that-meeting/ "Winning the battle against wasted time, disorganization, clutter, and all other things evil..." Mon, 21 May 2012 14:58:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Haitham Al-Sheeshany http://timemanagementninja.com/2010/05/7-reasons-why-you-should-skip-that-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-259 Haitham Al-Sheeshany Tue, 18 May 2010 13:35:53 +0000 http://timemanagementninja.com/?p=1090#comment-259 It`s one of the posts that make me go: (so I`m not alone in this afterall) :). It`s one of the posts that make me go: (so I`m not alone in this afterall) :) .

]]> By: Gerard http://timemanagementninja.com/2010/05/7-reasons-why-you-should-skip-that-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Gerard Sat, 08 May 2010 12:21:53 +0000 http://timemanagementninja.com/?p=1090#comment-231 Thank you for your comments Craig. Looking back on it, it could have been a Dilbert comic. And like in the Dibert comics, the bosses didn't understand why people were frustrated. Thank you for your comments Craig. Looking back on it, it could have been a Dilbert comic. And like in the Dibert comics, the bosses didn’t understand why people were frustrated.

]]> By: Gerard http://timemanagementninja.com/2010/05/7-reasons-why-you-should-skip-that-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-741 Gerard Sat, 08 May 2010 12:21:00 +0000 http://timemanagementninja.com/?p=1090#comment-741 Thank you for your comments Craig. Looking back on it, it could have been a Dilbert comic. And like in the Dibert comics, the bosses didn't understand why people were frustrated. Thank you for your comments Craig. Looking back on it, it could have been a Dilbert comic. And like in the Dibert comics, the bosses didn’t understand why people were frustrated.

]]> By: Craig http://timemanagementninja.com/2010/05/7-reasons-why-you-should-skip-that-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-230 Craig Sat, 08 May 2010 12:02:35 +0000 http://timemanagementninja.com/?p=1090#comment-230 Gerard, wow! I can see why you did not remain in that environment. :) Love the line that you were "measured by the number of meetings" you were in. Scary, but many companies reward "activity" instead of "results." Thanks for sharing! Best wishes! Gerard, wow! I can see why you did not remain in that environment. :)

Love the line that you were “measured by the number of meetings” you were in. Scary, but many companies reward “activity” instead of “results.”

Thanks for sharing! Best wishes!

]]> By: Craig http://timemanagementninja.com/2010/05/7-reasons-why-you-should-skip-that-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-740 Craig Sat, 08 May 2010 12:02:00 +0000 http://timemanagementninja.com/?p=1090#comment-740 Gerard, wow! I can see why you did not remain in that environment. :) Love the line that you were "measured by the number of meetings" you were in. Scary, but many companies reward "activity" instead of "results." Thanks for sharing! Best wishes! Gerard, wow! I can see why you did not remain in that environment. :)

Love the line that you were “measured by the number of meetings” you were in. Scary, but many companies reward “activity” instead of “results.”

Thanks for sharing! Best wishes!

]]> By: Gerard http://timemanagementninja.com/2010/05/7-reasons-why-you-should-skip-that-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-229 Gerard Sat, 08 May 2010 11:49:00 +0000 http://timemanagementninja.com/?p=1090#comment-229 I used to work for a large cable company. And they loved meetings. Really loved meetings. I had two day long meetings per month, as well as many, many, many more. My boss actually told me that I should be in at least two meetings a day. can you believe it? I was actually measured by the number of meetings I was in. The first meeting I had was with 6 people, including the CTO. There we were supposed to discuss something, but I cannot quite remember what. What I do remember is that we did get an agenda, well sort of. The first ten minutes were spent on discussing the spreadsheet that was sent along with the invitation. The disucssion regarding the spreadsheet centered on what the numbers in the spreadsheet meant, since it had no explanation. Then we spent another ten minutes discussing what we would discuss, i.e. set an agenda. And we rounded it off with ten minutes of actually discussing what we had gathered for. The second meeting I attended had 10 participants. 5 of whom did not know had no clue what we were discussing in the first place. The meeting lasted for 3.5 hours, no decisions were made, no goals reached and then another meeting was set up to be held in 2 weeks. With again 10 participants and the same problems all over again. Needless to say that I quit that job. For a normal person it would be hard to live in such a culture, but for someone who was used to internet startups it was hell. I used to work for a large cable company. And they loved meetings. Really loved meetings. I had two day long meetings per month, as well as many, many, many more. My boss actually told me that I should be in at least two meetings a day. can you believe it? I was actually measured by the number of meetings I was in.

The first meeting I had was with 6 people, including the CTO. There we were supposed to discuss something, but I cannot quite remember what. What I do remember is that we did get an agenda, well sort of. The first ten minutes were spent on discussing the spreadsheet that was sent along with the invitation. The disucssion regarding the spreadsheet centered on what the numbers in the spreadsheet meant, since it had no explanation.
Then we spent another ten minutes discussing what we would discuss, i.e. set an agenda. And we rounded it off with ten minutes of actually discussing what we had gathered for.

The second meeting I attended had 10 participants. 5 of whom did not know had no clue what we were discussing in the first place. The meeting lasted for 3.5 hours, no decisions were made, no goals reached and then another meeting was set up to be held in 2 weeks. With again 10 participants and the same problems all over again.

Needless to say that I quit that job. For a normal person it would be hard to live in such a culture, but for someone who was used to internet startups it was hell.

]]> By: Gerard http://timemanagementninja.com/2010/05/7-reasons-why-you-should-skip-that-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-739 Gerard Sat, 08 May 2010 11:49:00 +0000 http://timemanagementninja.com/?p=1090#comment-739 I used to work for a large cable company. And they loved meetings. Really loved meetings. I had two day long meetings per month, as well as many, many, many more. My boss actually told me that I should be in at least two meetings a day. can you believe it? I was actually measured by the number of meetings I was in. The first meeting I had was with 6 people, including the CTO. There we were supposed to discuss something, but I cannot quite remember what. What I do remember is that we did get an agenda, well sort of. The first ten minutes were spent on discussing the spreadsheet that was sent along with the invitation. The disucssion regarding the spreadsheet centered on what the numbers in the spreadsheet meant, since it had no explanation. Then we spent another ten minutes discussing what we would discuss, i.e. set an agenda. And we rounded it off with ten minutes of actually discussing what we had gathered for. The second meeting I attended had 10 participants. 5 of whom did not know had no clue what we were discussing in the first place. The meeting lasted for 3.5 hours, no decisions were made, no goals reached and then another meeting was set up to be held in 2 weeks. With again 10 participants and the same problems all over again. Needless to say that I quit that job. For a normal person it would be hard to live in such a culture, but for someone who was used to internet startups it was hell. I used to work for a large cable company. And they loved meetings. Really loved meetings. I had two day long meetings per month, as well as many, many, many more. My boss actually told me that I should be in at least two meetings a day. can you believe it? I was actually measured by the number of meetings I was in.

The first meeting I had was with 6 people, including the CTO. There we were supposed to discuss something, but I cannot quite remember what. What I do remember is that we did get an agenda, well sort of. The first ten minutes were spent on discussing the spreadsheet that was sent along with the invitation. The disucssion regarding the spreadsheet centered on what the numbers in the spreadsheet meant, since it had no explanation.
Then we spent another ten minutes discussing what we would discuss, i.e. set an agenda. And we rounded it off with ten minutes of actually discussing what we had gathered for.

The second meeting I attended had 10 participants. 5 of whom did not know had no clue what we were discussing in the first place. The meeting lasted for 3.5 hours, no decisions were made, no goals reached and then another meeting was set up to be held in 2 weeks. With again 10 participants and the same problems all over again.

Needless to say that I quit that job. For a normal person it would be hard to live in such a culture, but for someone who was used to internet startups it was hell.

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