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In my opinion standups are waste of time when they are mandated by some boss. When they are used as head count moment to see everyone is in the office working o
by ozim 6y ago
In my opinion standups are waste of time when they are mandated by some boss. When they are used as head count moment to see everyone is in the office working on things. Then it turns into status report for that manager and maybe he starts even micro managing people by handing them tasks and asking questions to each person.
If standup is needed by the team and it feels natural then it probably is useful. Nowadays with remote work I kind of like to have at least 10 mins to see people that I am working with each day.
- IOT_Apprentice 6y agoImagine having to speak and say what you are doing in about 2 minutes. The horror. Part of your job is communicating what you are doing to others. It is common courtesy and a social skill. Cultivate it. Stand Ups by nature are to be quick. It is why YOU DON"T SIT. You can do them over Teams, Zoom, Slack. Companies allocate millions to billions of dollars for projects and have a need to know how things are progressing and if there are issues and resources that can be brought to bear to solve them. If your manager or "Boss" is micro-managing you to death, then leave. The culture is toxic and a 10 minute stand up is the least of your issues.
- mattmanser 6y agoThat's not communicating, a daily standup IS micro-managing. It's an incredibly destructive and soul-crushing anti-management technique. No-one needs to have daily updates. Weekly, twice weekly, maybe, daily is simply treating people like small children. Communication is a two-way street, not irrational cargo culted standups.
- jVinc 6y agoFound the bug in your process in line 1. Managers shouldn't be attending your daily stand-up.