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That's not really what the headline attempts to communicate though. It specifically emphasizes "Mandatory" and "AI breaking things". Nobody was going to click o
by skeeter2020 8mo ago
That's not really what the headline attempts to communicate though. It specifically emphasizes "Mandatory" and "AI breaking things". Nobody was going to click on "Regularly scheduled Amazon staff meeting will include discussion on operational improvement"
- ceejayoz 8mo ago> He asked staff to attend the meeting, which is normally optional. If I get a note from my boss like that, I consider it mandatory.
- idiotsecant 8mo agoBut it gets less mandatory the more layers up you go. If I get an email from an SVP that is CC: the entire division saying everyone should go to a meeting I will almost certainly be able to ascertain the contents of that meeting in 10 seconds from someone else who did attend
- brewdad 8mo agoSurely your boss notices your non-attendance.
- delecti 8mo agoIf it's actually really mandatory, my manager will probably also relay that directly to me. And that resets the count for "less mandatory the more layers up you go".
- dpark 8mo agoStarting to wonder if some people who complain about all day meetings just don’t realize they are optional.
- idiotsecant 8mo agoThe bosses function is to shield you from random time wasting junk. Either you haven't had to survive in a borg corporate environment or you have and you had a bad boss for it.
- mock-possum 8mo agoYeah I don’t understand why people are pretending not to understand this - > He asked staff to attend the meeting, which is normally optional. Clearly means that while normally the meeting would be optional, this time it’s not