Be ruthless in declining meeting requests. Or even better put up a personal time on your calendar for recharge breaks .

Software project manager

1 min before meeting starts, songs are on full blast

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

Consultant

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

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developers in my team are giving 1 hr interviews so swiftly while being on office. As most of my experiences are from home, how do you guys manage giving interviews from office?
Spell out some tricks and process 😬

Giving interviews in office like a PRO

Product Manager

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What are your opinions on full time WFH , need some points to decide my next steps

WFH Boon or Bane ?

Software Engineer

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I have been wfh for than a year now, my parents would keep ordering me to do small household work even when I’m working. I have asked them not to do that as it distracts me, but they will not simply listen and even scold me and compare me with others that they help their parents 😅

I have thought about just going to a different city and wfh from there but my parents are also getting old so have to think about that also.

People who are WFH, how do you stay focused in work when your family members / parents keep distracting you?

Associate

What is that one habit that changed your life?

Finance Consultant

Welcome to Office Gossip's Private Community

Am I the only one who likes working from office (Bengaluru)? I go to office every day, and it helps me to be more productive.

- There will be no distractions
- Team mates will be around, and if there is any queries, I can straight away ask them rather than typing a message or setting up a call
- Occasional chit chats
- Having lunch together
- being a part of all the conversations happening
- Managers works from office - a good rapport with him as well

- Free food
- Free Transport (can mates - another plus point)
- Good work set-up

- Meet new people almost every day
- Build/deepen real connections every day
- Interact with folks starting from entey level to senior directors or VPs regularly (L1 - L9 is the range mentioned here)


FYI: I moved to Bengaluru for work, although I've the option to work completely remote. 

One of my team member even mentioned that he has not yet been able to connect with the team member who has joined before me, like how he could connect with me.

I understand that once people have family, it will be difficult to manage everything. One of my team mate actually mentioned that, he used to do/manage everything properly before Covid, but it's kind of not easy/lazy since Covid.

I also realise that not everyone has the above perks, but still. 

Commute can be an issue. I travel 50+ KMs every day to and fro. I start by 7 am in the morning to morning traffic, and take around 75 minutes in the evening (I can survive the traffic without having to use my mobile 😂)

I do miss my family frequently, but I do have the flexibility to go home and stay a few days when I want. Staying alone in a service apartment is the only disadvantage as of now.

Working from Office

Welcome to Indian Startups's Private Community

Our team has been mostly remote (8-9 members) but I do realise the value in offline meetings (formal as well as informal). Haven't done many informal offline meetups yet. 

Some members are in a different city/state, so calling them for a trip just to meet informally for a few hours is dicey since budgets are tight. And we don't do "team building exercises" online , I feel that concept is a little forced and unnecessary. 

Any suggestions? Thoughts on offline interaction frequency in general? Do's and don'ts?

How often should remote teams meet physically/IRL?

Product Owner

I've had the fortune of having worked in 3 countries so far. India is by far the most exciting place to be in 2024.
But there's something about our work ethic that just concerns me. In both white and blue collar.

In most other countries, I've observed people strictly sticking to the 9 to 5, working diligently in those hours - not wasting too much time on chai sutta breaks, instagram browsing, gupshup etc.

They work for 8 hours, then leave. And think about work directly the next day.

In India, most of us spend more hours - but very obviously very few of those hours are productive. In fact, I lately feel that too many people around me are doing even 2-3 hours of work on a good day.

We end up just staying around, passing time, and then go back home. When we could have achieved so much more.

Work ethic has fallen. Work hours have gone up.

We need to be more mindful of our actions, we need to work well at work, and then do well at home.

I think it's a function of being over populated. There are 1.5-2 people doing what 1 person should be doing, hence this effect.

Needs to be fixed, it's the sign of a major problem in the workforce. Thoughts?

Disguised unemployment in India - It's all around us :/

Corporate Strategist

I have to attend 2-3 hour long zoom meetings daily.
Its basically a scrum call where I get the limelight for 15 mins and for the rest of the time , I sit idle.

In the remaining time, 
1. I watch pubg gameplay videos in mute on YouTube.
2. Surf social media on mute
3. Apply for jobs
4. Remain calm and meditate by watch my breath go in and out.

Can someone please give me more productive/ non- productive ideas to pass time.
Thanks.

How to pass time during zoom meetings?

Data scientist

I normally use mouse ziggler and take sweet nap in afternoon whenever WFH. 😌 
Anyone else has some mindbowling tricks for such slacks ?!

Afternoon sleep in WFH

Finance Operations

Welcome to Business Roles's Private Community

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

I’m currently working for a big bank for a little bit over a year and I want to switch departments internally but finding it relatively difficult. 
I am currently working in the frauds department and I intend to switch into a risk/controls/strategy role but do not know what exactly do I need to do for that. 
Any folks who maybe made a switch into these departments from a different one would be kind enough to guide a lost soul like me? Your suggestions would really be appreciated.

Career progression

Analyst

Please share any hacks you follow to keep yourself well hydrated. Especially any tips for/from folks who Work From Office, where it's easy to lose track of drinking water would be great.

How do you keep yourself hydrated?

Suppose I am listening a  lyrical music while coding something or learning to code or while solving leetcode problems will it affect my productivity in anyways? Do you guys listen to music (lyrical)while coding or learning to code.

Is listening to music while coding or learning to code affect productivity negatively?

How do you handle burnout in a demanding business role?

So, my boss is an absolutely lovely person, and is the best boss I've had so far. Not to brag, but I'm also the best performer in my team, by a mile. So, while I do get my pats on the back, I'm also rewarded with more and more work. I love, atleast so far, what I do, so I didn't mind taking up more work, because I learnt a lot in the process too, and it helped my hone my craft better.

Cut to now, I'm losing interest in work. Don't feel like taking up any new work, no matter how exciting the brief, or how great its potential.

I feel like I'm burnt out. And majorly demotivated.

What makes it worse is seeing this other member in my team chill the absolute fk out. He's hardly even given any important projects because of what a waste resource he is.

I've also just been promoted. So, I'm not sure if I should share what's on my mind with my boss.

My mind says I shouldn't, but my heart says it should be fine.

What should I do about:
1. Telling or not telling my boss what I'm going through (because I'm scared if it'll come back to bite my later)
2. Me feeling extremely burnt out and demotivated.

Drop in a joke or two, if you want, but please drop in a serious and genuine reply too.

Should I tell me boss I'm burnt out?

Marketing Creative

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?

Padhle likhe gawar hire kar lete h kya ji jira m likeh status update nai padh paate? Ek hi bakwas dicuss ho rai h roz din. Iske upar se 8 ghnata code bhi chaiye. What do program managers think of themselves ? 

Ye saare milke humko pagal bana rahe ., itne ga**d phati k ye.. 

I'm planning to say it outright to Manager, that if standups are going to run for 1.5 hrs then I will be commuting in this time. I dont get time for myself, if I just sit and listen nonsense that i can read.

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