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Daily standups are horrendous. I don't know how people put up with that level of time wastage and micromanagement.

• Instantix 2y ago
  It can be very useful at the start of a project to synchronize everyone but the over use of it can clearly be a problem.
• fernandotakai 2y ago
  the "daily" part is what kills me, specially because saying "no updates" feels super bad, like you are slacking-off. i would be totally fine with twice a week (mondays so we can sync up and see what's being done throughout the week) and maybe fridays. as a tech lead that has to lead standups daily, it's frustrating.
• grumblehound 2y ago
  I didn't mind our daily standups at the last place. They were usually short (10-15) mins. It was all the bullshit and developer grovelling at the end of the sprint, and the lack of allocated time to actually plan future work, that was the problem. I saw people time and time again cutting corners to meet their imaginary deadlines. I'd get sent PR's to review after hours by people in different teams the day before scrum deadlines. It was insane. The standups themselves were fine and actually I thought they were pretty helpful, especially during covid times.
• randomdata 2y ago
  The problem with standups is that usually the wrong people are talking. I don't give a rat's ass about what other developers are doing. I either already know by virtue of having to work with them, or they are entirely disconnected from my work and so what they are doing doesn't really matter. What I really need to know what the managers and executive are doing. That has the most impact on my work. Yet, strangely, they almost never want to share.