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While true, it’s very fair to say that many (possibly most) meetings in a corporate environment contain a lot of absolutely pointless time wasting. I say this with the perspective of someone who has slowly had to have many more of these meetings added to his calendar over the years. Some are very important, some are reasonable but often bloated, but so many are a waste of time. At the very least: they’re 5-10 mins of…
I find that a lot of engineers don't understand good communication, and definitely don't understand the value of relationships. When I was really junior, I'd go to meetings and think that the vast majority of the time was wasted. As I became more senior, I realized that a lot of that wasted time is for providing context, relationship building, and alignment. You may not need those things for your current task, but yo…
100% agree. In early or IC roles, it's easy to think "just let me go do X" (or worse, "talking about X or Y is a waste of time when X is the obvious answer") without seeing the bigger picture that there's tremendous value in making sure other teams are aware of what X is, why it's important, and having a chance to weigh in or ask questions. Certainly there are valid complaints about some people's meetings, but those shouldn't overshadow the alignment/communication value meetings can have.