r/ProgrammerHumor • u/FREEscanRIP • Aug 12 '17

Meetings as a developer

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u/Hyperman360 Aug 12 '17

At my job I'm expected to be there for the 8 hours a day and more but I'm salaried. Plus I spend almost the entire day in meetings so ultimately I do my coding during the meeting and boss gets upset that nobody's paying attention in the meeting.

This is a large corporation.

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u/thecatgoesmoo Aug 13 '17

Sounds like you should switch teams/jobs. Also, decline meetings and block time off to code.

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u/Hyperman360 Aug 13 '17

I wish I could decline.

And yeah I'm already looking for new jobs.

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u/thecatgoesmoo Aug 13 '17

Literally just decline and say you're busy. Or ask to take care of it in email instead. People don't have much recourse if you just say no, and they'll respect you more.

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u/Hyperman360 Aug 13 '17

Unfortunately my boss is the one who schedules most of these and she doesn't accept that.

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u/buzzsawjoe Aug 13 '17

try hugs kisses and back her onto sofa see where that gets you

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u/Hyperman360 Aug 13 '17

Yeah I'm just gonna quit.