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Maybe I've just been through some tough times, but whenever I see a meeting invite that starts with "all-hands", my gut turns, and I think "here comes the layof
by swalsh 10y ago
Maybe I've just been through some tough times, but whenever I see a meeting invite that starts with "all-hands", my gut turns, and I think "here comes the layoffs and project cancellations". If it's sent only a few hours before hand, it's a sure sign.
- dsr_ 10y agoRight. The president of one company I worked for liked to have an all-hands meeting irregularly, but about once a month. Eventually I told him that, without an agenda listed, I was always afraid that it was a disaster announcement. After that, every all-hands email had a body with two or three bullet points in it.
- dagw 10y agoYea. At one place I worked at we got an "all-hands, all-offices" meeting invite out of the blue. All offices where required to connect to the main office via video link. No agenda, no clues and this sort of thing never happened at this company. Even senior managers had no idea what was going on. Of course rumors started flying, resumes got updated and people where firing up their contingency plans. Anyway, meeting happened and the CEO proudly announced that the company was getting a new logo...
- aedron 10y agoAh, the company-wide version of "Can I see you in my office for a moment?"
- fenomas 10y agoI think this is a parallel usage. At the last SV company I was in, "all-hands" was the set name for a recurring meeting (scheduled way in advance) with a set itinerary similar to what's in the article (announcements, staff anniversaries, etc). They were never used for sudden announcements or bad news.
- alistairSH 10y agoAgreed. Management needs to be careful scheduling all-hands. Do it well in advance (4 weeks+), add agenda items where possible, etc. Short-notice all-hands are often bad news and should be reserved for truly major breaking news (good or bad).