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> they do the push-up/plank thing if you want to speak I don't know what that specific practice is, and I think I really really don't want to know.
by Jare 7y ago
> they do the push-up/plank thing if you want to speak
I don't know what that specific practice is, and I think I really really don't want to know.
- chrisseaton 7y agoYou have to plank while speaking, in order to motivate people to speak succinctly. Obviously disadvantages people who aren’t physically fit as they literally don’t get to contribute as much!
- mixmastamyk 7y agoWhat does "plank" mean in this situation? Dict doesn't seem to help.
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- captainbland 7y agoIt's a sort of exercise where you hold yourself in a position as though you're going to do a push up, so supporting your body weight on your feet and either hands or your forearms while suspending your body a few inches off the floor. The aim is to just hold this position for as long as you can, normally. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plank_(exercise) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plank_(exercise) Good core exercise, probably inappropriate for meetings.
- NortySpock 7y agoThe plank exercise is very similar to a pushup exercise move. It comes from making your body straight as a board (plank of wood). The position is face-down on the ground, with all of your weight supported by your toes and forearms. It is generally difficult to hold that position in proper form for long periods of time (or at least your muscles start to ache)
- stanski 7y agoSorry, just to be clear. Everyone stands around in a circle and one person drops down on the floor in a plank to talk? Maybe it's just me but I'd have a hard time taking this seriously.
- barrkel 7y agoThat sounds like a practice suitable for 13 year old boys, not professionals.
- Jare 7y agoI did search twitter and found 3-5 year olds! https://twitter.com/search?f=images&vertical=default&q=push%20up%20plank%20meeting&src=typd https://twitter.com/search?f=images&vertical=default&q=push%... Actually I found a more recent tweet depicting the actual practice, which has since been deleted. For the record, it was the same photo that appears in https://medium.com/@william.liu/daily-plank-meeting-732456e6f7b1 https://medium.com/@william.liu/daily-plank-meeting-732456e6... , a post that advises (!) this practice.
- astura 7y agoNot physically fit OR disabled OR actually dressed for an office environment, not a gym (last one is especially relevant for females).
- cgriswald 7y ago> Obviously disadvantages people who aren’t physically fit as they literally don’t get to contribute as much! If I am quiet in a meeting when I have a contribution to make--and make no mistake, I'm not speaking up regardless of my fitness level--my employer suffers, not me. He suffers again when his messed up culture inevitably causes me to find another employer.
- neilv 7y agoIn such a software development organization, at the end of each meeting, everyone immediately has a moment of mindfulness, then pops another pill, shotguns a Red Bull, crushes the empty can on their forehead, shouts "Yo! Bro!", and crashes through the loft meeting room window, down to the open-plan work tables below. If you want to make a culture fit, you have to break a few eggs.
- nickpeterson 7y agoWhen an industry recruits 22 year old men, is it surprising when the workplace resembles a barracks?
- llampx 7y agoWhat would the workplace resemble if they were hiring 22 year old females? Can you give an answer with a straight face that doesn't patronize 50+% of the world population?
- coldtea 7y agoWell, like 22 year old men have certain tendencies that will prevail (e.g. a bro office culture), the same way a company of 22 year old females will have other tendencies that will prevail. People not understanding statistics doesn't mean there are not some dominant traits in each group, even if they are not shared by all members of the group -- nor that it is patronizing to mention them (as if someone making a general statement about a group outcome is patronizing if they don't describe exactly what each and every individual involved in that group would be like and do).
- astura 7y ago>the same way a company of 22 year old females will have other tendencies that will prevail. ... Such as? Btw, the issue isn't really "the tendencies 22 year old men" so much as it is people hiring for friends and drinking buddies instead of hiring for employees and colleagues
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