I've seen 1hr 11am weekly status meetings turn into "does anyone have a 1pm?" as Sr managers drill into every developer over the minutia of their status reports

I've seen 1hr 11am weekly status meetings turn into "does anyone have a 1pm?" as Sr managers drill into every developer over the minutia of their status reports. Single handedly the most unbearable meeting series I've ever attended. At least standups have structure and they are "supposed to be short", which helps a lot in keeping managers nitpicking at a minimum. Open ended 'status meetings' are horrible. A weekly 1 hr "standup" with a "no managers are allowed to speak", "stick to what you did, what you'll do, what are you stuck on and need help", isn't that bad, but you have to have structure. Plus, if you are doing "Scrum", in a retro you should be able to suggest just having a "mid point" sprint review and change the process. I realize that's easier said then done, but its a good smell test on your org's attitude towards their process. Just make the suggestion and from the reaction you can tell if you can change the process like you are "supposed to".