That was my experience as well :) I tried to keep my check-ins to 30 seconds. Others could go on for nearly limitless time until the mgr finally shut them up.

That was my experience as well :) I tried to keep my check-ins to 30 seconds. Others could go on for nearly limitless time until the mgr finally shut them up. I suggested to the mgr, a nice enough guy, about splitting the team into smaller groups with 15-minute limits on morning stand-ups, and he responded that he had already proposed that but had been shot down. For years I've been hearing about how Agile is an effective methodology, but I have not been able to verify this personally. On the contrary, I've come to believe that poorly executed Agile is much worse than nothing. Now I'm contemplating my next steps and many if not most employers do list Agile as a "skill" or a requirement. Not sure if I should just smile and make nice about it, or be honest and say "Yes I've used Agile but it was at best a waste of time."