Depends actually. Most teams need a recurring call to keep every Stakeholder in the loop. 
  
 But I've also worked with some proactive teams where recurring calls aren't even necessary. They just work diligently, are proactive in their communication and try to ease up processes from their end.

Apologies, by recurring I meant 1:1 catchup calls. Sorry if it came out as team wide recurring calls.

Product Manager

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I have a couple recurring (weekly+biweekly) meetings on my calendar. Today I got a peek at a midleader's calendar at my company, this bloke had at least 57 recurring meetings every week, he/she for...

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I have a couple recurring (weekly+biweekly) meetings on my calendar. Today I got a peek at a mid-leader's calendar at my company, this bloke had at least 5-7 recurring meetings every week, he/she forgot his/her screen was still visible to all.

My stance is: sometimes I look forward to catching up other times it's just like ticking a checkbox of corporate things to do.

Discuss: Recurring Meeting - Good Vs Bad.

Discuss: Recurring Meeting - Good Vs Bad.- Grapevine

It's been almost two years since I have been working for a startup and I report to a founder. The work has been quite remote and the teams collaborate remotely. How often should I have one to one sessions with my manager? The last time we had a one to one was during my appraisal which happened a year ago post which we never met 1:1. However, we meet once a week on a group staff meetings which is driven on a specific business agenda? Is this something healthy?

What's the right level of communication you need to have with your manager?

Consultant

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Hey folks!
Hope you're all doing well. 

What this post is: a place to hang around and chat just about anything - without having a specific topic to discuss.
Think of it like the watercooler at your office.

Look forward to hearing from you all!

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Founder

How do you guys approach to completing your tasks which are adjusted to be completed in 40 hours (or whatever amount of time is standard in your company) when 25% of the time goes in meetings and calls only?

Meetings eating up a big chunk of time

Software Developer

Context: I work at a startup, it's a pretty chill work environment, very flexible, hybrid model. Everything is great.

Problem: They take flexible work hours too seriously, I have meetings at 10 PM on weekdays and almost every weekend there's some work which they need the next day in most cases but apparently have to keep the meeting on the weekend with no prior notice.

I mean, i like going to office twice a week around 11-12 and coming back around 7, wfh when I have a few meetings that day but is it normal to work on weekends? and after work hours?

P.S. I've only been in this company for a month and joined as a fresher.

Now that I've put it down, this is such a gen z problem lol

But what should I do?

meetings on sunday?

Product Designer

1 min before meeting starts, songs are on full blast

How do you recharge/Take break between back-to-back meetings?

Do you catch up weekly or monthly?

Strategy & Operations

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I'll go first. It is mostly operational and never strategic. Updates, status, retention etc. 

What about you?

What do you usually discuss in 1:1s with your manager?

Account Manager

Plz can you look into my resum. I am not  getting any calls. Should i improvise it? Thanks

2YOE -SDE; Can you look into my resume- not getting any calls

Now why everyone is talking about benefits of working from office?
I saw post from Sunil Shetty on linkedin.

My take is, when pandemic hit companies asked employees to WFH to keep wheel rolling.
Now we know WFH can give greater control over personal and professional life(at least for me) we don’t want to go back to office.

In my opinion corporate want us to work from office cause,

- they can control our time, 9hrs in ofc, you are getting paid for time not skills.
- they want to show who is the boss here.
- Learning is key reason for WFO, bullshit, we have a lot of learning portals and traffic time can be used to learn but it is never a intention.

What you guys think?

WFH vs WFO

WFO- if you’re at entry level/early days of your career 
 WFH- works for mid- senior folks

Network Administrator

Hey guys, i am going to be a manager for the first time in a company that i have been working at for 3 years and I have people joining me from monday.. any tips for being a good manager?

Going to be a manager for the first time

- Just be receptive to their thoughts, understand their povs. 
  
 - Help them understand their role and your expectations from them clearly. 
  
 - Direct manager plays a huge role in someone’s POV about the organisation, set some biweekly or monthly one on ones to understand/tackle problems they are facing. use the same meeting to communicate your expectations from them. 
  
 - One thing that is often neglected is, making sure your team members have a visibility outside your team as well. Promote a culture where in your manager also knows about your subordinates and what they are good at.  
  
 - Provide them your support towards their career goals. 
  
 - Finding a good balance between becoming too strict (getting work done) vs too supportive ( some lemons take advantage of this). 
  
 If you end up doing half of the above they will remember you throughout their career. I was fortunate enough to have two manager in my career like that. Both of them I still reach out for career guidance.

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