MrDrew Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 6 minutes ago, skywindO2 said: My favorite part is scheduling non-stop meetings to discuss lack of progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heimdallr Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 12 minutes ago, skywindO2 said: My favorite part is scheduling non-stop meetings to discuss lack of progress. The real key is to schedule the meetings with people on the west coast, east coast, Asia, and Europe so it is as inconvenient as possible for everyone involved. Also throw in a sales guy or two that will be on their car speaker phone in rush hour traffic. Also one executive who knows nothing about the project but absolutely must make their advice known. Make it a recurring weekly meeting regardless of project status. Keys to success. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mox Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 1 hour ago, MrDrew said: You're missing some steps Hold a meeting to kick off a project, and listen to everybody else figure out how to do it. Set an unreasonable due date based on no knowledge of how long the work will actually take Start sending emails requesting status before parts arrive, or it's even possible to start Start sending emails to expedite the project Ask how to help make things go faster, and then lose interest immediately because you have no clue on how the job works Send more emails telling people to hurry Send more emails, but now they say it's escalated to VP level Send emails asking why it isn't done yet Send a disingenuous email congratulating everybody on a job well done after the project completes This sounds like every day my dad has ever talked about at his job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETSGOBROWNIES Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Every meeting, all via WebEx. “So let’s go ahead and get started. This week our goa..” *** beep *** ”Hi, who just joined?” ”Hi, this is Rick”. ”Hi Rick, we were just getting started. So, as I was sayi...” *** beep *** ”Hi who just joined?” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramssuperbowl99 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 12 minutes ago, LETSGOBROWNIES said: Every meeting, all via WebEx. “So let’s go ahead and get started. This week our goa..” *** beep *** ”Hi, who just joined?” ”Hi, this is Rick”. ”Hi Rick, we were just getting started. So, as I was sayi...” *** beep *** ”Hi who just joined?” The dude who made WebEx automatically turn your computer camera on is an actual psychopath. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETSGOBROWNIES Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Just now, ramssuperbowl99 said: The dude who made WebEx automatically turn your computer camera on is an actual psychopath. That’s why god invented sticky notes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramssuperbowl99 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, LETSGOBROWNIES said: That’s why god invented sticky notes. 100%. Anybody who doesn't have tape on their computer camera deserves to get caught by a client flipping off their phone. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwny Posted July 27, 2018 Author Share Posted July 27, 2018 Today is my last day at work. Fun stuff. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Darth Pees said: If you're a PM and you do this, shame on you. Furthermore, if you send meeting invites without an agenda or description of what's happening in said meeting, shame on you again. Oh i just decline those meetings with a note saying "add an agenda and how i can help and i will be happy to attend". No way i'm getting stuck in a 2 hr snoozefest or b****fest because the meeting organizer doesn't know how to run a meeting. Agenda or I will decline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, pwny said: Today is my last day at work. Fun stuff. Voluntary or involuntary? Are you taking a new job as the condescending Alexa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywindO2 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 3 minutes ago, pwny said: Today is my last day at work. Fun stuff. Grats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywindO2 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 (edited) 43 minutes ago, LETSGOBROWNIES said: Every meeting, all via WebEx. “So let’s go ahead and get started. This week our goa..” *** beep *** ”Hi, who just joined?” ”Hi, this is Rick”. ”Hi Rick, we were just getting started. So, as I was sayi...” *** beep *** ”Hi who just joined?” "If you're not talking, can you go on mute?" Because there's actually people that don't mute themselves when they join a meeting. Looking at you loud angry typer idiot. Actually not looking at you because I still don't know who the hell you are and even if I did, I wouldn't know what you look like. Edited July 27, 2018 by skywindO2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 9 minutes ago, skywindO2 said: Because there's actually people that don't mute themselves when they join a meeting. Looking at you loud angry typer idiot. Actually not looking at you because I still don't know who the hell you are and even if I did, I wouldn't know what you look like. Oh man, if i'm the meeting organizer and you don't mute yourself, you better know i'm muting you. And only i have the power to unmute you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFlaccoSeagulls Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 22 minutes ago, theJ said: Oh i just decline those meetings with a note saying "add an agenda and how i can help and i will be happy to attend". No way i'm getting stuck in a 2 hr snoozefest or b****fest because the meeting organizer doesn't know how to run a meeting. Agenda or I will decline. I don't have the heart/balls to say that to a Director when I'm an Analyst. It's so frustrating though. I went to a client site last year and they did it, too. PM would book like 5 meetings a day with no agenda or anything. We'd all get there and play a game where before she showed up we'd try to guess what the meeting was about. OH, also, if you're a PM and you feel the need to instant message me to ask if you can call me to ask me a simple question that you could've asked over messenger - I hate you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETSGOBROWNIES Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 33 minutes ago, skywindO2 said: "If you're not talking, can you go on mute?" Bruh, you’re in my head right now. 33 minutes ago, skywindO2 said: Because there's actually people that don't mute themselves when they join a meeting. Looking at you loud angry typer idiot. And shut your barking dog up too. 33 minutes ago, skywindO2 said: Actually not looking at you because I still don't know who the hell you are and even if I did, I wouldn't know what you look like. Absolutely true. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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