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Mc lovin

Original Poster:

5,588 posts

250 months

Wednesday 28th October 2009
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why do these business types have to call meetings about the same thing every fking day for the whole week?

I've been doing this job for just over two years ffs, i know it may come as a surprise but i know what i'm doing and pretty much single handedly organized the operations for last years events.

Monday i avoided a meeting, Tuesday we had a meeting, today we had a catch up meeting on the day yesterday now we are having another catch up meeting on the catch up meeting on Friday wtf?

The FD is in agreement, the guy is retarded.


RobCrezz

7,892 posts

237 months

Wednesday 28th October 2009
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Just go along with, and use as a chance to chill out and drink some coffee.

Mc lovin

Original Poster:

5,588 posts

250 months

Wednesday 28th October 2009
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RobCrezz said:
Just go along with, and use as a chance to chill out and drink some coffee.
Oh you don't get coffee or anything like that, you get asked the same questions you where asked the day before followed by "any updates?" what, since the last email you sent asking me about it this morning, no, no there fking isnt!

Dan_1981

18,098 posts

228 months

Wednesday 28th October 2009
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conference call.

Every morning. 9.30.

Sigh.

Mc lovin

Original Poster:

5,588 posts

250 months

Wednesday 28th October 2009
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Dan_1981 said:
conference call.

Every morning. 9.30.

Sigh.
I'd go postal i think, i'm wound up already and this is only the start of it...

Steamer

14,183 posts

242 months

Wednesday 28th October 2009
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You might think working for yourself is a breeze... but believe me the meetings are terrible!

I always end up making the coffee. and you should see how quickly a crowd gathers if an argument breaks out though!

RobCrezz

7,892 posts

237 months

Wednesday 28th October 2009
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Mc lovin said:
RobCrezz said:
Just go along with, and use as a chance to chill out and drink some coffee.
Oh you don't get coffee or anything like that, you get asked the same questions you where asked the day before followed by "any updates?" what, since the last email you sent asking me about it this morning, no, no there fking isnt!
Damn! Thats nothing like meetings I go to - They have coffee and biscuits smile

TotalControl

8,307 posts

227 months

Wednesday 28th October 2009
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RobCrezz said:
Mc lovin said:
RobCrezz said:
Just go along with, and use as a chance to chill out and drink some coffee.
Oh you don't get coffee or anything like that, you get asked the same questions you where asked the day before followed by "any updates?" what, since the last email you sent asking me about it this morning, no, no there fking isnt!
Damn! Thats nothing like meetings I go to - They have coffee and biscuits smile
His meetings are on a budget then.

Dupont666

22,898 posts

221 months

Wednesday 28th October 2009
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Been asked everyday if my spangly all singing all dancing fix all deadlocks in the system code is ready to be shipped...

Err no.... it hasnt been released to DEV to finish off real life scenario test yet due to Prod issues meaning no release on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday... that you arranged... every morning at 9:30am and then you ask me at 11am for an update....

What do you think...... Aaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrgggggggggghhhhhhhhh??

cottonfoo

6,050 posts

239 months

Wednesday 28th October 2009
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At once place we used to get a choice of teas, coffee and a selection of biscuits, which was ok.

Where I am now, most meetings are held in a pub, with beer smile

Ikemi

8,610 posts

234 months

Wednesday 28th October 2009
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cottonfoo said:
At once place we used to get a choice of teas, coffee and a selection of biscuits, which was ok.

Where I am now, most meetings are held in a pub, with beer smile
The best meetings involve pubs or cafes, especially if the other company is footing the bill! smile

sleep envy

62,260 posts

278 months

Wednesday 28th October 2009
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Dupont666 said:
Been asked everyday if my spangly all singing all dancing fix all deadlocks in the system code is ready to be shipped...

Err no.... it hasnt been released to DEV to finish off real life scenario test yet due to Prod issues meaning no release on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday... that you arranged... every morning at 9:30am and then you ask me at 11am for an update....

What do you think...... Aaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrgggggggggghhhhhhhhh??
will it be ready tomorrow?

Killer2005

20,595 posts

257 months

Wednesday 28th October 2009
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Every meeting I get called into at work is pretty much always around 2pm, right at my dinner time

Scott330ci

18,294 posts

230 months

Wednesday 28th October 2009
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Killer2005 said:
Every meeting I get called into at work is pretty much always around 2pm, right at my dinner time
Tried going at 1?

bazking69

8,620 posts

219 months

Thursday 29th October 2009
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They call meetings to arrange the timetables for the meetings at our place...

Something that could be said in 10 seconds while passing my desk usually ends up being a 20 minute meeting of babbling on about totally irrelevant stuff, usually when I am actually quite busy and have important things to do...

Steamer

14,183 posts

242 months

Thursday 29th October 2009
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sleep envy said:
Dupont666 said:
Been asked everyday if my spangly all singing all dancing fix all deadlocks in the system code is ready to be shipped...

Err no.... it hasnt been released to DEV to finish off real life scenario test yet due to Prod issues meaning no release on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday... that you arranged... every morning at 9:30am and then you ask me at 11am for an update....

What do you think...... Aaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrgggggggggghhhhhhhhh??
will it be ready tomorrow?
Ummm no answer.

How about now? Any closer to shipping?

Evangelion

8,650 posts

207 months

Thursday 29th October 2009
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Get together with a few colleagues and play Bullst Bingo - you'll find time flies much quicker.

rhinochopig

17,932 posts

227 months

Thursday 29th October 2009
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You should try working in the defence industry. "They" will often have a pre-meeting meeting to run the idea up the flagpole to determine whether it's worth saluting. They will then have the "meeting" and the follow that "meeting" with a post-meeting meeting to discuss the issues that no one was allowed to talk about in the "meeting"#


# when someone uses the word meeting, imagine them doing finger quotes in the air

Odie

4,187 posts

211 months

Thursday 29th October 2009
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TBH Mclovin this seems to a common case of the "if you dont get the answer you want, ask the question again"