> whether people want to believe it or not, most ICs feel like giving a status update in a 1x1 is time sunk I can see people believing this for Agile-style sta

> whether people want to believe it or not, most ICs feel like giving a status update in a 1x1 is time sunk I can see people believing this for Agile-style standups (I can argue both sides of that one), but something like a scheduled weekly 1:1 should always be valuable sync time for an IC and manager. It also should not be a prison: if you want to skip a week, slack your manager and say "I've nothing, you have anything this week?" or something like that. edited to add: that said, I too have never had the "unreasonably effective" experience, which is your broader point.