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He didn't say walk out of meetings if you like to code instead; he said walk out of unproductive meetings, if they're wasting people's time. There's a fine line
by mehrdadn 9y ago
He didn't say walk out of meetings if you like to code instead; he said walk out of unproductive meetings, if they're wasting people's time. There's a fine line there...
- SmellyGeekBoy 9y agoIn my experience genuinely productive meetings are rare...
- theseanstewart 9y agoThe point the parent comment is trying to make is that meetings are a waste of people's time. Most software engineers will agree that the majority of meetings are unproductive.
- sidlls 9y agoMost software engineers often fail to see value in things that aren't of immediate interest to them. That doesn't mean meetings are a waste of people's time.
- mehrdadn 9y agoI'm actually worried this is going to backfire massively precisely because people interpret it so liberally. I hope he realizes what judgment calls he's asking everyone to make.
- staticautomatic 9y agoIt will be a test of whether he's hired good people.
- mehrdadn 9y ago> The point the parent comment is trying to make is that meetings are a waste of people's time. Any guesses what the corresponding point I was trying to make was?
- rmason 9y agoSorry if I didn't make it clear but I would have only walked out of worthless meetings, not all meetings. I've had meetings in my career where I didn't know why I was even there and those where nothing was ever decided.