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All I wanted to know about all-hands meetings: how to avoid them.

• the_rosentotter 10y ago
  A few minutes before the meeting, you slip away to the washroom. When you're sure everyone has left, you go back to your desk and resume work in the peace and quiet of an empty office. A few minutes before the meeting is scheduled to end, you slip away again, and only return when everyone else has. No one will know if you were there or not with 50+ people present. If someone shows up during the meeting you say you forgot, or you are working on this critical task or whatever. Been doing it for years.
  • imagist 10y ago
    Meh, that's too passive-aggressive for me. I'm perfectly okay with clicking decline on an invite and not going--no need to hide it. I guess what I was really asking was how do I persuade my company to not try to waste my time with all-hands meetings.
    • EpicEng 10y ago
      You don't. If upper management is set on holding them there is likely no scenario in which being a dissenter ends well for you.