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I think it really depends on the company. Some people in this thread suggest moving to a smaller company or a startup but in my experience this doesn't matter.

I think it really depends on the company. Some people in this thread suggest moving to a smaller company or a startup but in my experience this doesn't matter. It's all about the culture of your work environment. Sometimes this is even different per department. I was in a similar position like you a couple of times. Some things I did: * If less income isn't a problem ask to work less. Why not work 32 hours instead of 40+? * Find another company. And know that an interview works both ways: the company wants to know you but you can also ask a lot about the company's culture. * Find a job doing something different but is related to what your experience is.

DoingIsLearning 4y ago
> Sometimes this is even different per department. Indeed very true, I've had managers and CTO's who made a point on shielding the engineering teams from any rando meetings, but other departments in the same company where living an experience similar to OPs with death by video-conference. Even had a manager who would cap meetings to max 3h per week. This really added pressure for ppl to justify townhall type meetings for passive listeners. In the end it really depends on who your boss is.
- theshrike79 4y ago
  We had a unit-wide policy of meeting-free days every week. Everyone knew when they were and knew in advance that could just focus on working full-time. And I, as a team leader/project manager of sorts, just said to my team not to come into meetings that had no pre-defined agenda. I went in and relayed any questions to the team via the company chat if I didn't know the answer outright. Saved the team from hours of useless meetings.