I don't want to be the downer here because this is a common view and my company does this as well. I personally do not have fun in these kinds of meetings. Eve

I don't want to be the downer here because this is a common view and my company does this as well. I personally do not have fun in these kinds of meetings. Even if they were held in person. My goal at the end of the day is to finish my work quickly and efficiently and try to get out a little early while meeting my obligations. Typically these chats eat up an hour or more and I end up working longer to make up for it. They are extremely useful for helping newer engineers and answering questions but the "fun" chats tend to be just time consuming noise. It's entirely possible I have a different/maligned view of my relationship with my job but I just don't like giving any more than I have to for something that consumes 40-60 hours a week of my life.