Meetings like the one described are mainly for managers. It's easy for an IC who doesn't care what other people are doing to feel like it's a waste of time. But

Meetings like the one described are mainly for managers. It's easy for an IC who doesn't care what other people are doing to feel like it's a waste of time. But if you pay attention, you might find that multiple people have the same problem, know tips for each other, or else become aware of work that overlaps. Sometimes there is none of that and it's just a time for the manager to find out where the budget is going versus some overly technical ticket descriptions. In summary, meetings aren't all about you, junior programmer. If you're bored then try to do something else in that time.