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perhaps they realize that your meetings are low-value
by jes5199 9y ago
perhaps they realize that your meetings are low-value
- JumpCrisscross 9y agoPerhaps. That doesn't help them when I'm considering who to promote, retain or allow to move on.
- gowld 9y agoMight be a win-win. People who are idling all day to be available for meetings likely aren't part of a high-value organization.
- JumpCrisscross 9y ago> People who are idling all day to be available for meetings likely aren't part of a high-value organization Why would one be idling? The founders and executives who do well have a handle on their schedule. They avoid over-scheduling, keep thing short, show up on time and get shit done. At the larger scale, my friends at Google, Apple or Amazon don't run late for anything, be it a personal brunch or M&A negotiation. Properly functioning as an adult, and fixing problems over making excuses, is simply well internalized.
- chillacy 9y agoI find meetings tend to start a few minutes in. Also at one of those companies you mentioned, people did run late or just didn't show up, especially the more senior they were (not out of laziness, they tended to run more important meetings late, or be double-booked). I hear in Germany if people aren't there when the meeting starts, it gets cancelled. It's definitely part of the culture.
- heyyyouu 9y agoNot Germany but at my company we wait about 5-6 minutes and if you don't show up for the meeting everyone drops off. Exceptionally rude to schedule something and expect people to wait. Doesn't happen again after everyone hangs up the first time.