I'm tired of this Indian management style of listing all things that are WRONG, the very first thing in the morning
"None of you do this" "This is not happening" "Why are you <take names> not doing <something outside JD>?"
Is nothing working? Is the company going down? Are employees doing nothing right?!
If you as manager/boss do not do this, please know there is a special place reserved in heaven for you ❤️
Standups? More like stand-downs in this country. It's a circus of blame games and finger-pointing. "Kaam karne ka mann nahi karta." What's your solution, genius?
I hate all agile ceremonies except standup (partially). The only thing I encourage my team to talk in standup is progress on ultra critical tasks that ties back to the ultra Critical objective of the sprint .. rest everything can be handled separately on a need to know basis. Guided scrum master coach team to speak in terms of - “ I am blocked on this ..” we usually wrap up in 15 mints if it’s an average day.
I thought I was the only one frustrated with meetings until my colleagues also mentioned they were not able to get work done because most of the day was spent on meetings
Plus our boss (CEO) loves talking, anyway the meetings are agen...
1. Try sending invites with an agenda 2. Drop off the call and leave a message that you gotta attend another meetin...
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 pag...
Any blockers? Yes, Daily Standup is my blocker.
I’m just totally done with calls now. Can’t we be async for non-critical stuff?
There are managers who are paid close to a Crore Rupees a year for doing this.
Scene: Our team is working on it. We’ll get back to you. Reality: I have no idea about what the issue is. I’m completely dependent on my team.
Scene: I have...