Friday can't come soon enough...

[Ginseng]

[Bijan]

That is my nightmare.

[Fuzz]

You just scored yourself a 3 day weekend. And every day besides Thursday, you have a 2hr lunch break.

When I was a project manager, I used to have 6hr long monthly Project Control & Planning meetings that were mandatory to attend the whole thing, even though I only had a 30min section. Then there were the 4hr long week

I am very thankful I no longer have to deal with my calendar being filled with endless meetings.

[Shrimpchips]

I would be envious of that calendar.  So much free time to do actual work...

[El Presidente]

My calender is much the same. 

I block out whole sections with

  STOP PROCRASTINATING

  DRINK FREE PERIOD 

  DI HOME SHORTLY

  NAP TIME 

  

 

 

[shippers]

Recently changed jobs myself - lots and lots of meetings now. This week I am somehow in an all day meeting everyday + meetings on the side. I am unsure how to clone myself.

[Fuzz]

17 minutes ago, shippers said:

Recently changed jobs myself - lots and lots of meetings now. This week I am somehow in an all day meeting everyday + meetings on the side. I am unsure how to clone myself.

Get 2 laptops. Zoom meeting on each laptop (head phone in each ear, and physically sit in a third meeting. I give no guarantees on your level of concentration or comprehension.

[shippers]

2 hours ago, Fuzz said:

Get 2 laptops. Zoom meeting on each laptop (head phone in each ear, and physically sit in a third meeting. I give no guarantees on your level of concentration or comprehension.

Not sure I care about comprehension at this point 😂- I am on mute for the all day one (observing & making notes...) maybe there is a chance to light a cigar to make it all better...

[Ginseng]

It seems I'm not alone.

Friday is a big day for me and my project team. A year and a half of preparation and planning, over a year of execution. New processes, new systems, new staff. My company's first e-learning platform. We're calling Friday our "champagne day."

The celebratory cigar should be suitably epic, I'd say.

[Fuzz]

58 minutes ago, Ginseng said:

The celebratory cigar should be suitably epic, I'd say.

Why just one? Have many!

[Mickey D]

What happens Friday, optometrist appointment?

Perhaps it’s me that needs new glasses. 🤓

[shippers]

I have pulled off the unthinkable and finished my meetings on time! It’s not a Cuban but been meaning to try one for a while...

[Habana Mike]

White space! You have white space?

as Rob alluded to, the only way I avoid my days being gobbled by mostly pointless meetings is to block “prep” time...

Prepare to get out of bed, prepare to make and eat lunch with a cigar following, prepare to end my day when I feel it is appropriate, etc...

[ElJavi76]

My favorite are what I call "meetings about meetings". So let's discuss in this meeting about how there's not enough stakeholders on this meeting. Let's take a few minutes to invite people to the next meeting at which we MIGHT actually make some progress, but we won't. So does Monday at 9 am work for everyone? 

[Fuzz]

6 hours ago, ElJavi76 said:

My favorite are what I call "meetings about meetings". So let's discuss in this meeting about how there's not enough stakeholders on this meeting. Let's take a few minutes to invite people to the next meeting at which we MIGHT actually make some progress, but we won't. So does Monday at 9 am work for everyone? 

You only have a meeting for that? We created a committee and focus group to decide who the stakeholders would be!

[Habana Mike]

Reminds me I need to schedule some time to get Bijan's box out!

The longer I take the more tent pegs get added. Hope it clears customs.....

[Drguano]

On 4/15/2021 at 1:23 AM, Fuzz said:

You only have a meeting for that? We created a committee and focus group to decide who the stakeholders would be!

The best stakeholder:...