9 AM - Meeting
10 AM - Meeting
10:30 - Call
11:00 - Meeting
12:00 - Lunch
1:00 - Actual work
2:00 - Meeting
3:00 - Meeting
4:00 - Slack message from my boss wanting to know why nothing is getting done.
6:00 - Off shift.
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I had to prove we had too many meetings (20-25 a week) to my direct manager who was in almost all meetings and didn't believe me.
Result?
A meeting about it.
I was a software developer at that place, no managerial duties at all.
CEO schedule:
9 AM - Meetings (optional)
11 AM - Tax deductible "business" lunch
1 PM - Meetings (optional)
6 PM - Tax deductible "business" dinner
Throughout: callousness, greed, and maybe some light treason
Yea it's so easy! Everyone should be CEO
/s
What is the average age of Lemmy... I'm curious now. It seems younger than Reddit
You are front desk?
Oh, lord no.
Unironically, blocking off 2 days a week in advance so that I don't get any calls scheduled and can work on my tasks in peace had helped a lot.
This would be great if my busy times were actually respected when scheduling meetings. They are not.
I have a call to Kaiser to set up a specialist appointment that I've been "forgetting" for a week . . .
it's a fucking automated system
Google calendar at works gives statistics about the invitations and events. A normal work week for me is 35~40% meetings. I am in a management position in an international company with most of my teammates abroad in different countries.
literally my schedule for today, except The Call happens at noon.