Why do I bother....

[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?

------------------------------------ "When Belly Full, Chin Hit Chest" Confucius 502BC

[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:.

Software Zen: delete this;
Fold With Us![^]

[Vikram A Punathambekar]

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

Cheers, Vikram. (Proud to have finally cracked a CCC!)

Recent activities: TV series: Friends, season 10 Books: Fooled by Randomness, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb.

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Carpe Diem.

[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.

_____________________________ What if life IS fair. And everyone is getting what they deserve.

[Brent Lamborn]

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

Brent

[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......

[MatrixDud]

That's what 32oz Red Bulls are for.

[Tony S Wu]

As our Windows tech guy would say: I don't have time to talk about time! My time doesn't even have time! Leave me alone!

[Dan Neely]

ugh. Just do a few energy shots. The best I can say about redbull is that it doesn't taste as gross as monster, on the flip side monster isn't a diuretic. X| I'm not going to call rockstar shots good, but at only 3oz they're done and over will in a few seconds.

The European Way of War: Blow your own continent up. The American Way of War: Go over and help them.

[ormonds]

If you do have to go, don't sit down. That conveys a message.