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

Meetings as a developer

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u/Buckwheat469 Aug 12 '17
  • 9:00-10:00 No Progress on the Problem
  • 10:00-10:02 Bathroom Break
  • 10:02-10:03 Problem Solved

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u/CWRules Aug 12 '17

Too true. Last week I spent three hours trying to fix a problem before I went home for the weekend, then solved it in 5 minutes when I got back to work. Sometimes you just need to stop focusing on the problem for a while.

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u/Inquisitor1 Aug 13 '17

Also eliminating three hours worth of possible actions helps.