Why do I bother....

dighn

meetings are for napping anyway. what's the problem? you just need to master the trick of sleeping with your eyes open.

Chris Meech

I do the same thing, though not for napping. There are lots of times that I block off a couple of hours a day, just so I can get some important stuff cleared up. And just like you, there is always some numbskull that sets up a meeting and sends me an invite. I just decline the invite with a terse note that says, "Sorry, but I'm busy with something more important". Eventually the message sinks in. :)

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leckey 0

Yeah, kind of hard for a narcoleptic! Plus my meds dry out my mucus membranes. When I went to a new eye doctor, he asked, "Did you know you have dry eyes?" I wanted to respond, "Oh, you mean that when I blink it feels like steel wool shredding my lenses is caused by dry eyes? Glad you paid for that higher education. I buy so much Clear Eyes I think I'm dating Ben Stein by default." (Apologies to those outside the US who don't get that reference.)

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Shog9 0

Just bring a pillow with you. As a subtle hint...

Pete OHanlon

leckey wrote:

once a week I get a meeting request for 1pm?

So don't go. Seriously, meetings are like parasites - looking for hosts to attach themselves to.

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dighn

ouch that sounds painful... sleeping with eyes open is definitely out then.

leckey 0

Oh, I declined that puppy.

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Brady Kelly

I tried that once and got fired. The boss thought I was drunk. I couldn't quite keep my eyes open, they wanted to close, so they rolled back. :doh: I had been up all night writing a paper on copyright law.

Brady Kelly

I like meetings. One of the few people, never mind developers, that do. As long as it isn't solely for one person's sermon, it's the time to connect everybody to an idea you want to express, without the delays and distortions otherwise involved.

Lost User

Meetings - where minutes are taken and hours are lost.

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Michael Bookatz

people actually look at the calender?

Dalek Dave

Pair of glasses with 'eyes' painted on them?

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Rama Krishna Vavilala

Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

meetings are like parasites - looking for hosts to attach themselves to.

Another great quote:)

PIEBALDconsult

I would (and have) declined in such cases. But generally I'm not that important.

Garth J Lancaster

I have my lunch and other important calendar items booked out for 3 months in advance - if someone doesn't do a busy search, then attempts (and I do say attempts) to book a meeting over one of my blocks, I decline straight away.. if they challenge me, I haul them off to a quiet room and explain to them in no uncertain terms that their behaviour is rude, boorish, and not befitting their position (esp if they are more senior than I am) If on the other hand they do a search, and approach me with a negotiation, I sometimes accept ;-) Hang in there Lis, I'm sure the stress wont be doing you any good 'g'

Gary R Wheeler

I hope there's a treatment program for people like you :((. Good luck :rose:.

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Vikram A Punathambekar

Decline it, what's the problem? Or suggest a new time.

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smcnulty2000

It doesn't help if you decline. Nobody reads the responses! I've had countless times when people asked me why I wasn't at a meeting I'd declined.

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Brent Lamborn

What better place for a narc nap than in a meating? (ya thats how I spell it)

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coding4ever

I play in a softball league during the summer and games start at 6pm so I generally work 8-4 so I have enough time to go home, have dinner and get to the game. As a result I also book my calendar from 4pm-5pm but inevitably I get a meeting request for 5pm, and it's always from my boss......