Hey! It wouldn’t hurt if you were plugged into this meeting. Oh, and also this one, and this one, and this one, and this one, and this one, and this one, and this one, and this one, and this one, and this one, and this one, and this one, and this one, and this one, and this one, and this one, and this one, oh this one too, and maybe that one and this one, and this one, and this one, and this one.

Oh, cancel the one I sent you, need you here instead.

Tomorrow: why aren’t your projects done?

So meetingmania is still a thing in 2023?

@Oktokolo It always was, is and will be.

It was always bad. Working remotely during COVID made it worse. It hasn't gotten better despite some people returning to the office.

I spend at least two-thirds of my time in meetings. Usually more. Usually scheduled so that my morning is booked solid and my afternoon has no uninterrupted period of free time longer than an hour.

I had to set up a recurring calendar event for lunch or I wouldn't have a chance to eat until 2. And that doesn't stop everybody since I still get meeting invites during time I've blocked off. It's the worst.

This is a sign that a talk about is needed about who's responsible for managing time.

Sometimes we assume all invitations are mandatory and managers have a vague idea of our schedule.

But when you talk about it it's a misconception and managers will say "To avoid anyone feeling excluded I will send open invites to a large amount of meetings and I assume devs will decline if they need to prioritise programming work"

Sometimes not, but the manager is oblivious to the big picture. Or unaware of the cost of context switching.