My history of changing my own oil is littered with "if only" and "maybe next time."
Each time I learn a new and calamitous lesson.
I imagine that if I worked at a Mr. Lube or whatever the conversation would go something like:
"Locke. We have to let you go. You have screwed up, in what could only be considered wonderous and unfathomable ways, in its own way its actually rather impressive. And yet here we are."
I could be wrong, but I don’t think Mr. Lube have their accountants do oil changes.
Nicer weather, more pathway walking with the dog, more bikes out there and still so few of them ring a bell or call out that they are passing. Turds.
When I ride my bike I ring it all the time.
Oh and the same rules apply about passing as in a car, wait until its safe to do so. If you are coming up behind someone but theres also foot or bike traffic coming the other way, just wait. You arent riding in the TdF ya clown.
Why the hell does everyone want a teams meeting to discuss stuff that I just need an email? You asked for a quote, I asked you for how many people/how many hours, and now you want a teams meeting to discuss it? Just give me the fricking numbers already!
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Why the hell does everyone want a teams meeting to discuss stuff that I just need an email? You asked for a quote, I asked you for how many people/how many hours, and now you want a teams meeting to discuss it? Just give me the fricking numbers already!
You're on mute
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Why the hell does everyone want a teams meeting to discuss stuff that I just need an email? You asked for a quote, I asked you for how many people/how many hours, and now you want a teams meeting to discuss it? Just give me the fricking numbers already!
Well...see...the thing is we have a <describes job in detail> that will require x people for y hours but we only have the budget for x-25% people for y-25% hours. We're hoping you have some suggestions on how you can provide us a bunch of free work? We think if the meeting becomes a sunk cost you'll be more likely to do it
Why the hell does everyone want a teams meeting to discuss stuff that I just need an email? You asked for a quote, I asked you for how many people/how many hours, and now you want a teams meeting to discuss it? Just give me the fricking numbers already!
My company is 100% at the office and they hate the idea of hybrid/remote work. One of the reasons is because they see a lot of value with meeting in person. I end up in a surprising amount of Teams meeting though which really pisses me off especially because everyone is just sitting in their office on Teams.
The sea change in expectations around availability since the adoption of instant messaging tools like Teams and the move to remote/hybrid work, RMGM.
Back when email was the primary mode of communication, a same-day response, or maybe within an hour if it was really urgent, was fine. Now people expect immediate, real-time responses. I’ve had people make requests to me in Teams, and after I respond that I’ll provide the thing, follow up 8 minutes later with “Still waiting…”
People not only expect instant communication, they also now expect everyone to be available over lunchtime. I can count on one hand the number of times in my working life before the pandemic I was invited to meetings over lunch hour. Now it happens once or twice a month. I guess the assumption is people don’t go out for lunch anymore, so everyone is sitting at their desks from 12-1.
There’s just way more meetings altogether now that companies use Teams. You needed a fairly good reason to gather people together in a boardroom. Now that you just need to open Teams to attend a meeting, it seems people feel we need to meet more often.
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“Sea change” is a bit much. It’s a problem with your company and not a unique one, but things aren’t like that everywhere.
I’m hybrid and have around 3-4 teams meetings a week. Almost all pre-scheduled, never at lunch or before/after hours. I work with dozens of clients and respond to emails based on urgency, which can range from a few minutes to a few days (and sometimes not at all). The expectation is that you’re reading your emails and teams messages while you’re working and being adult enough to determine when you need to respond.
I go out for lunch, golf in the afternoon when I’m not busy, run errands when I have free time, and generally just live my life.
But, I’ve worked in the opposite. The biggest difference is that I work in a place where everyone respects everyone else’s time and there are zero micromanagers. But they exist, so it’s worth remembering that problems aren’t always societal and they may just be problems at your current place of work (and they can be fixed over time).
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Why the hell does everyone want a teams meeting to discuss stuff that I just need an email? You asked for a quote, I asked you for how many people/how many hours, and now you want a teams meeting to discuss it? Just give me the fricking numbers already!
I don't have the answer to this, how about we take this offline? Thanks. Well if there are no further questions we can end this early and give you 10 minutes back. Thanks everyone.
Why the hell does everyone want a teams meeting to discuss stuff that I just need an email? You asked for a quote, I asked you for how many people/how many hours, and now you want a teams meeting to discuss it? Just give me the fricking numbers already!
I actually get this a lot when people want to meet remotely.
"Lets do a Teams meeting!"
No.
I dont even have a webcam at my office. Why do I need to see you? Are you going to hold your Tax Documents up to the camera so I can see them?
Send me your documents.
And then...whats wrong with a simple phone call?
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The sea change in expectations around availability since the adoption of instant messaging tools like Teams and the move to remote/hybrid work, RMGM.
Back when email was the primary mode of communication, a same-day response, or maybe within an hour if it was really urgent, was fine. Now people expect immediate, real-time responses. I’ve had people make requests to me in Teams, and after I respond that I’ll provide the thing, follow up 8 minutes later with “Still waiting…”
People not only expect instant communication, they also now expect everyone to be available over lunchtime. I can count on one hand the number of times in my working life before the pandemic I was invited to meetings over lunch hour. Now it happens once or twice a month. I guess the assumption is people don’t go out for lunch anymore, so everyone is sitting at their desks from 12-1.
There’s just way more meetings altogether now that companies use Teams. You needed a fairly good reason to gather people together in a boardroom. Now that you just need to open Teams to attend a meeting, it seems people feel we need to meet more often.
I don't fall for that. I don't go to meetings just because it's easier on teams. You need to give me a reason to go, just like if it were in person.
Don't you block your calendar for lunch and other things? I've weaponized my calendar. I've blocked times for lunch, coffee, and do not disturb times, like watching soccer or baseball, or actually getting work done. I actually only have a quarter of the meetings my calendar says I do.
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99% of my Teams meetings no one even has the camera on anyway. So what's the point? You could have just answered my question this morning so I could give you your quote, or I can wait 3 days for a Teams meeting on a Friday afternoon, in which case you're not getting your quote until next Monday because I'm not doing extra work on a Friday afternoon because you're an idiot.
Too many wasteful meetings is a work story as old as I can remember.
Mostly now I’d rather get on Teams than the phone so I can share a screen. That’s about the only reason. I’m with Girly here, I have all sorts of time blocked off in my calendar.
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