Sadly true. I like a turn of phrase from Peopleware - "Status meetings are generally ways for the manager to assert their status as manager." I've had many an i

Sadly true. I like a turn of phrase from Peopleware - "Status meetings are generally ways for the manager to assert their status as manager." I've had many an inexperienced manager sit there and rotate through talking to each minion in turn, while the other N-1 minions sat silently thinking about what they were going to have for lunch today. Even better are the "stand-up" meetings that have everybody sitting around for an hour every morning, totally killing any motivation or energy for the day. Thankfully I've escaped that sort of nonsense, but it seems like it can pop up anywhere.