Dude it's time for you to find a new job. I understand the meeting. Every place I worked either had them or started soon after I started. Programmers tend to ge

Dude it's time for you to find a new job. I understand the meeting. Every place I worked either had them or started soon after I started. Programmers tend to get in later and later and eventually production starts to suffer. But losing 50% pay is not acceptable. Also they are monopolizing too much of your time. You can do better and should move on.