Questions tagged [meetings]
Events at work often involving others. There can be meetings for one's team, a department, a 1:1 with a manager or 1:1 with a subordinate if applicable. Questions here will usually revolve around handling meetings in terms of schedule, etiquette and other issues.
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Is it unprofessional to join a Microsoft Teams Meeting (audio) without saying hello until I speak
Multiple time, I've joined Team Meeting (on time) but people were already talking. I feel like it would be rude to talk over them to say "hello", sound like it's going to break the ...
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Meeting was getting extended regularly: discussion turned to conflict
Our team meets everyday at standup to discuss about the updates from yesterday and plan the day. However, we have a problem that the standup which is scheduled for 30 mins almost always extends to 2 ...
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What can I say as a response to a rescheduled meeting by client?
I requested a client to reschedule a meeting which we had arranged previously via email, I apologized for the inconvenience as well and they sent me below reply email:
No inconvenience at all. We ...
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A peer "gives" me tasks in public and makes it look like I work for him
Summary: I have a manager "Alan". "Bob" is not my manager but during meetings he often gives me tasks and talks about his participation in my work. I feel uncomfortable but my ...
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Catching all IT Security topics in the organization (can apply to other topics as well) [closed]
In order to catch all IT Security topics on all levels, I have decided to make a monthly sync with Product.
I also have a monthly sync with Fraud and Legal and Infrastructure.
Do you think this is a ...
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CEO yawns at presentation [closed]
The ceo got us all pumped up to come up with a strategy for a new product. When my department presented and I started speaking he walked out to get something. Then when my team presented he yawned a ...
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Rude to ask if meeting is mandatory?
Someone from upper management that I don't work with emailed me to schedule meeting. Is it rude to ask if the meeting is mandatory or should I just go ahead and give my available time. I'm not busy ...
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People reacting with anger to my trying to get rid of meetings that should be emails
I'm invited to a lot of "meetings that should be emails". I'm currently doing a lot of unpaid overtime because of, among others, that. I have a list of tasks to complete. In a typical ...
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A way to fight back the meeting-bongo, how dangerous is this idea?
Last week I had 40 work hours and about 25 of it were spent in various meetings, talks, and so on. This has become commonplace and I think it is time to fight back. I think the company needs think a ...
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How do I apologize for feeling sick and missing a meeting?
I am an intern a part-time software engineer in a company. I did not feel well the night before, I overslept accidentally and missed a meeting, where 5 of us want to write a business plan, the ...
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What are your biggest productivity vampires as a developer? [closed]
Curious to hear from my fellow developers as to what the biggest drains on your time are that take you away from doing productive work.
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Dealing with Executive who is always late
What is the best way to deal with a sr manager head of a department who is always late to my meetings? Should I start the meeting without him?
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Is it unprofessional to send meeting invites on weekends/holidays?
I had to schedule meeting for Monday but for some reason or the other it I couldn't finish work on Friday and therefore I wasn't sure if I should schedule meeting on Monday. But on weekend I worked ...
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How to prepare for a first time meeting in a new role
I'm starting a new role as a development team lead in a large American corporate software development firm. Over the course of my first week, I'll be introducing myself to various stakeholders. During ...
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How to deal with time planning dispute
I am a software developer who is creating integrations services between the ERP system of our customers and our system (dataflow happens via XML and webservices). I am doing this for around 4-5 years ...
