CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette

[Nonlinear FC]

Gotta have life goals, man. Respect.

[DaveInSeattle]

I had 9 Zoom meetings today. I'm wiped out.

[A_B]

I had 9 Zoom meetings today. I'm wiped out.

I'm tired just thinking about that.

[duff]

Zoom or otherwise, 9 meetings!!! Like WTF.

[DaveInSeattle]

Zoom or otherwise, 9 meetings!!! Like WTF.

Its bananas. I'm a scrum-master for 2 teams, on two different projects now and my meeting load has exploded. By the end of the day I was babbling incoherently.

[Giff]

I have for the first time in a long time just stopped working for the day because someone has pissed me off so much.

[A_B]

I have for the first time in a long time just stopped working for the day because someone has pissed me off so much.

We all agree that Rass could have put that one post in the Pittsburgh Penguins thread, Giff, but I don't think it should piss you off that much.

[Shirley]

Zoom or otherwise, 9 meetings!!! Like WTF.

Its bananas. I'm a scrum-master for 2 teams, on two different projects now and my meeting load has exploded. By the end of the day I was babbling incoherently.

I also had nine Zoom/Teams/Webex meetings today. Which tied for the fewest meetings of any day this week. I had a new PR for meetings on Thursday - 18! Started at 7am and ended at 11 (not solid all the way through though).

For some explanation, it was our user conference this week, so I had a lot of extra meetings on Wed and Thur (including the early and late ones for our EMEA and Asia customers).

[DaveInSeattle]

Zoom or otherwise, 9 meetings!!! Like WTF.

Its bananas. I'm a scrum-master for 2 teams, on two different projects now and my meeting load has exploded. By the end of the day I was babbling incoherently.

I also had nine Zoom/Teams/Webex meetings today. Which tied for the fewest meetings of any day this week. I had a new PR for meetings on Thursday - 18! Started at 7am and ended at 11 (not solid all the way through though).

For some explanation, it was our user conference this week, so I had a lot of extra meetings on Wed and Thur (including the early and late ones for our EMEA and Asia customers).

That's insane. How many were you running? I ran 5 of those 9, which is super tiring for me. I feel like I have to be 'on'...which is exhausting.

[Shirley]

Thankfully only a few of them. Although there are some 1:1s in there too.

[brian]

Fucking Millennials, man.

I'm having to spend 15 minutes watching this person I'm training write an email when they could just get this done with one 2-minute phone call and I've told them at least five times "if it were me, I'd just call and tell them X, Y, Z." Bing bang boom.

[brian]

Up to almost a half hour now. Fucking kill me.

[Brontoburglar]

this person better not be a gen z mislabeled as a millennial

[P.D.X.]

Def millennial behavior though.

[brian]

Def millennial behavior though.

No she’s a Millennial but I understand they’re mislabeled often by the olds

[P.D.X.]

it actually makes it funnier since millennials are what... 30-37ish y/o's by now?

[degenerasian]

41! I think the oldest is 1980.

Is it milenial behavior or introvert vs extrovert. I know introverts who are scared of speaking to anyone.

Or paranoid people wanting everything documented in email.

[mister d]

More like MillenniOLDs!!!

[testuser2]

Zoom or otherwise, 9 meetings!!! Like WTF.

Its bananas. I'm a scrum-master for 2 teams, on two different projects now and my meeting load has exploded. By the end of the day I was babbling incoherently.

I also had nine Zoom/Teams/Webex meetings today. Which tied for the fewest meetings of any day this week. I had a new PR for meetings on Thursday - 18! Started at 7am and ended at 11 (not solid all the way through though).

For some explanation, it was our user conference this week, so I had a lot of extra meetings on Wed and Thur (including the early and late ones for our EMEA and Asia customers).

That's insane. How many were you running? I ran 5 of those 9, which is super tiring for me. I feel like I have to be 'on'...which is exhausting.

I've inherited a few teams and projects recently. Hopefully it's temporary. 11 direct reports. 4 unrelated large services. HigherEd and IT in particular is not dealing well with a highly competitive environment for staff that can live in a college town and work remotely. I usually have no less than 9 meetings a day. Nearly all are my meetings. Now they want many of us in the office to provide the on-campus experience to students. I spend my entire day with the door closed and in a meeting.

[DaveInSeattle]

Zoom or otherwise, 9 meetings!!! Like WTF.

Its bananas. I'm a scrum-master for 2 teams, on two different projects now and my meeting load has exploded. By the end of the day I was babbling incoherently.

I also had nine Zoom/Teams/Webex meetings today. Which tied for the fewest meetings of any day this week. I had a new PR for meetings on Thursday - 18! Started at 7am and ended at 11 (not solid all the way through though).

For some explanation, it was our user conference this week, so I had a lot of extra meetings on Wed and Thur (including the early and late ones for our EMEA and Asia customers).

That's insane. How many were you running? I ran 5 of those 9, which is super tiring for me. I feel like I have to be 'on'...which is exhausting.

I've inherited a few teams and projects recently. Hopefully it's temporary. 11 direct reports. 4 unrelated large services. HigherEd and IT in particular is not dealing well with a highly competitive environment for staff that can live in a college town and work remotely. I usually have no less than 9 meetings a day. Nearly all are my meetings. Now they want many of us in the office to provide the on-campus experience to students. I spend my entire day with the door closed and in a meeting.

That's awful.

There's a senior Developer I work with who will take PTO days (he's been with the company forever, so he has plenty) and then spend the day working...and he does that solely to get out of going to meetings.

[testuser2]

It's really fucking exhausting. Being "on" is brutal and I'm not sure how some people can do it all day.

[degenerasian]

Wow. I have zero meetings. I feel like I'm stealing money.

[brian]

I had one meeting today where we decided to cancel a meeting tomorrow. So is it like the meeting ever really happened?

[Sabo]

I had one meeting today where we decided to cancel a meeting tomorrow. So is it like the meeting ever really happened?

At my former employer, we had meetings for the sole purpose of scheduling other meetings. It was like a Monty Python skit.

I don’t miss that place.

[Giff]

elflaco, any openings in your group? I'm very close to quitting.

[A_B]

We've downgraded from Starbucks to Folgers. Purchasing is a bunch of nihilists, they don't care about anything. This aggression will not stand, man.

[rass]

Seems like a cheap and easy way to show they care. Nihilists...


Making my own coffee every day (instead of drinking the lower than Folgers swill we used to have at work) might be one of the best things about WFH. And it's one I might not even think to list unless I was in the middle of drinking coffee (as I am now).

[A_B]

Yeah really. Jeez. Our coffee is starbucks and it's provided free. Yes I can get a better cup, but not by just walking 50 feet.

Oh how the turn tables.

[elflaco2]

elflaco, any openings in your group? I'm very close to quitting.

i'm about to change role effective jan 1 --
announcement on monday -- same group, same title, but will once again be changing industries .. whole new operation to learn -- there will be openings in the operational group as we're moving people around (mostly up) -- so... yeah, reach out to me on teams.

[A_B]

If Giff relocates to Northern NJ I'll finally have a reason to visit!

[Giff]

elflaco, any openings in your group? I'm very close to quitting.

i'm about to change role effective jan 1 --
announcement on monday -- same group, same title, but will once again be changing industries .. whole new operation to learn -- there will be openings in the operational group as we're moving people around (mostly up) -- so... yeah, reach out to me on teams.

My SVP talked me off the ledge, but I will reach out in the New Year buddy. Thanks!

[The Sybian]

If Giff relocates to Northern NJ I'll finally have a reason to visit!

[mister d]

We've downgraded from Starbucks to Folgers. Purchasing is a bunch of nihilists, they don't care about anything. This aggression will not stand, man.

Fight nihilism with nihilism. Every hour or two brew a new pot to pour directly into the sink until the cost difference is neutralized.

[A_B]

I just bailed on a work breakfast because I was underdressed. Every single person had a suit on. I checked the invite and nothing said tie was required. So I left. Feel stupid.

[sancarlos]

I just bailed on a work breakfast because I was underdressed. Every single person had a suit on. I checked the invite and nothing said tie was required. So I left. Feel stupid.

That’s weird. Is it a suit-and-tie environment during non-covid times? I used to keep a tie at work just in case. Never needed it tho.

[HaulCitgo]

Did you get any breakfast though? Kinda appreciate walking in the door and then exiting when things arent right.

[A_B]

No I didn't eat at all.

It was a once a year event but I don't remember the previous one being jacket and tie only (2019 of course). I must have missed something in an email because everyone else got the memo!

[mister d]

Have you eaten since?

[A_B]

Have you eaten since?

Well how will I spur meaningful change if I don't do a hunger strike?

[DaveInSeattle]

Have you eaten since?

Well how will I spur meaningful change if I don't do a hunger strike?

"AB's going Hungry!...."