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Addressing unnecessary daily meetings with manager?
I have wasted 3 starting years of my career. Is there any way to start over?How can I be productive at unproductive meetings?How many weekly meetings with a remote worker?Top management calls very frequent off-hours meetingsIs it impolite to interject in overheard meetings?Is it appropriate to ask to be excused from a chew-out meeting?How to deal with stand-up meetings in the open space that have no privacy?How do ensure meetings with my manager are on time and not rescheduled at short notice?How to prevent non-technical and disruptive persons from coming to our technical meetings?Is it normal to have daily 1:1 meetings with your boss?How to deal with a colleague who consistently schedules meetings that should be emails?
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About 6 months ago I was hired at a startup software company as a Python developer. The company itself is great. I have learned a tremendous amount as I transitioned from academia to industry (I recently finished my M.Sc.) and am thankful for the company for providing me this opportunity.
The problem:
Morale on our QA team is very poor - in stark contrast to the other teams. This can be mostly attributed to our manager who is universally disliked on our team (it must be said...).
Recently he has started targeting me:
He has complained to his manager about me foot dragging and has scheduled me for daily meetings with himself and his manager. Here's the thing - we have a Jira Kanban Board in which all my progress is tracked (and I have made significant improvements in finishing tasks rapidly) and I am forced to regurgitate the progress that is tracked on the Kanban Board during the meeting which is honestly a huge waste of time. I am also starting to feel that this manager is purposely setting me up to fail. For example, he scheduled a meeting at 9:15 AM and then emailed me at 9:10 AM to push the meeting to 10:00 AM. When I didn't receive his email, he got mad at me for not checking my email frequently (note the 5 minute notice).
There are countless other incredibly silly examples I could give.
The question:
I don't want to bring up the constant micromanagement (lets be honest, this discussion never ends well) but I am simply at my wits end when it comes to these daily meetings. It's honestly getting infuriating. How do I bring up that I don't wish to attend these meetings anymore?
A few side notes:
Normally this behavior would be a red flag about impending termination. I am not really concerned about being terminated though: I continually receive important tasks and I am not the only person that has dealt with this (according to my co-workers). According to my co-workers, this manager may be behaving this way out of self-incompetence (which I have occasionally noticed).
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About 6 months ago I was hired at a startup software company as a Python developer. The company itself is great. I have learned a tremendous amount as I transitioned from academia to industry (I recently finished my M.Sc.) and am thankful for the company for providing me this opportunity.
The problem:
Morale on our QA team is very poor - in stark contrast to the other teams. This can be mostly attributed to our manager who is universally disliked on our team (it must be said...).
Recently he has started targeting me:
He has complained to his manager about me foot dragging and has scheduled me for daily meetings with himself and his manager. Here's the thing - we have a Jira Kanban Board in which all my progress is tracked (and I have made significant improvements in finishing tasks rapidly) and I am forced to regurgitate the progress that is tracked on the Kanban Board during the meeting which is honestly a huge waste of time. I am also starting to feel that this manager is purposely setting me up to fail. For example, he scheduled a meeting at 9:15 AM and then emailed me at 9:10 AM to push the meeting to 10:00 AM. When I didn't receive his email, he got mad at me for not checking my email frequently (note the 5 minute notice).
There are countless other incredibly silly examples I could give.
The question:
I don't want to bring up the constant micromanagement (lets be honest, this discussion never ends well) but I am simply at my wits end when it comes to these daily meetings. It's honestly getting infuriating. How do I bring up that I don't wish to attend these meetings anymore?
A few side notes:
Normally this behavior would be a red flag about impending termination. I am not really concerned about being terminated though: I continually receive important tasks and I am not the only person that has dealt with this (according to my co-workers). According to my co-workers, this manager may be behaving this way out of self-incompetence (which I have occasionally noticed).
new-job meetings
asked 32 mins ago
DavidDavid
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From your manager's perspective, what is the purpose of these meetings? What is he trying to accomplish?
– さりげない告白
28 mins ago
I don't know... he can see all my progress on our Kanban board. I have never been told why we're having these meetings.
– David
27 mins ago
It might be time to start looking for another job. You describe your workplace as a toxic one. If you are not exaggerating, you have to run away. And you forgot to mention the country where you are working. Such things are quite cultural (I am French, BTW)
– Basile Starynkevitch
19 mins ago
1
BTW, my long answer on workplace.stackexchange.com/a/139861/72842 contains lots of advice which applies to you, and mentions ideas which are relevant here
– Basile Starynkevitch
15 mins ago
1
From what you describe, Peter principle applies extremely well to your manager. You might jokingly speak of it at the coffee machine with your manager (or maybe at meetings). Maybe he'll hear your non-verbal message at such a place
– Basile Starynkevitch
12 mins ago
|
show 3 more comments
About 6 months ago I was hired at a startup software company as a Python developer. The company itself is great. I have learned a tremendous amount as I transitioned from academia to industry (I recently finished my M.Sc.) and am thankful for the company for providing me this opportunity.
The problem:
Morale on our QA team is very poor - in stark contrast to the other teams. This can be mostly attributed to our manager who is universally disliked on our team (it must be said...).
Recently he has started targeting me:
He has complained to his manager about me foot dragging and has scheduled me for daily meetings with himself and his manager. Here's the thing - we have a Jira Kanban Board in which all my progress is tracked (and I have made significant improvements in finishing tasks rapidly) and I am forced to regurgitate the progress that is tracked on the Kanban Board during the meeting which is honestly a huge waste of time. I am also starting to feel that this manager is purposely setting me up to fail. For example, he scheduled a meeting at 9:15 AM and then emailed me at 9:10 AM to push the meeting to 10:00 AM. When I didn't receive his email, he got mad at me for not checking my email frequently (note the 5 minute notice).
There are countless other incredibly silly examples I could give.
The question:
I don't want to bring up the constant micromanagement (lets be honest, this discussion never ends well) but I am simply at my wits end when it comes to these daily meetings. It's honestly getting infuriating. How do I bring up that I don't wish to attend these meetings anymore?
A few side notes:
Normally this behavior would be a red flag about impending termination. I am not really concerned about being terminated though: I continually receive important tasks and I am not the only person that has dealt with this (according to my co-workers). According to my co-workers, this manager may be behaving this way out of self-incompetence (which I have occasionally noticed).
new-job meetings
asked 32 mins ago
DavidDavid
1274 bronze badges
About 6 months ago I was hired at a startup software company as a Python developer. The company itself is great. I have learned a tremendous amount as I transitioned from academia to industry (I recently finished my M.Sc.) and am thankful for the company for providing me this opportunity.
The problem:
Morale on our QA team is very poor - in stark contrast to the other teams. This can be mostly attributed to our manager who is universally disliked on our team (it must be said...).
Recently he has started targeting me:
He has complained to his manager about me foot dragging and has scheduled me for daily meetings with himself and his manager. Here's the thing - we have a Jira Kanban Board in which all my progress is tracked (and I have made significant improvements in finishing tasks rapidly) and I am forced to regurgitate the progress that is tracked on the Kanban Board during the meeting which is honestly a huge waste of time. I am also starting to feel that this manager is purposely setting me up to fail. For example, he scheduled a meeting at 9:15 AM and then emailed me at 9:10 AM to push the meeting to 10:00 AM. When I didn't receive his email, he got mad at me for not checking my email frequently (note the 5 minute notice).
There are countless other incredibly silly examples I could give.
The question:
I don't want to bring up the constant micromanagement (lets be honest, this discussion never ends well) but I am simply at my wits end when it comes to these daily meetings. It's honestly getting infuriating. How do I bring up that I don't wish to attend these meetings anymore?
A few side notes:
Normally this behavior would be a red flag about impending termination. I am not really concerned about being terminated though: I continually receive important tasks and I am not the only person that has dealt with this (according to my co-workers). According to my co-workers, this manager may be behaving this way out of self-incompetence (which I have occasionally noticed).
new-job meetings
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From your manager's perspective, what is the purpose of these meetings? What is he trying to accomplish?
– さりげない告白
28 mins ago
I don't know... he can see all my progress on our Kanban board. I have never been told why we're having these meetings.
– David
27 mins ago
It might be time to start looking for another job. You describe your workplace as a toxic one. If you are not exaggerating, you have to run away. And you forgot to mention the country where you are working. Such things are quite cultural (I am French, BTW)
– Basile Starynkevitch
19 mins ago
1
BTW, my long answer on workplace.stackexchange.com/a/139861/72842 contains lots of advice which applies to you, and mentions ideas which are relevant here
– Basile Starynkevitch
15 mins ago
1
From what you describe, Peter principle applies extremely well to your manager. You might jokingly speak of it at the coffee machine with your manager (or maybe at meetings). Maybe he'll hear your non-verbal message at such a place
– Basile Starynkevitch
12 mins ago
|
show 3 more comments
1
From your manager's perspective, what is the purpose of these meetings? What is he trying to accomplish?
– さりげない告白
28 mins ago
I don't know... he can see all my progress on our Kanban board. I have never been told why we're having these meetings.
– David
27 mins ago
It might be time to start looking for another job. You describe your workplace as a toxic one. If you are not exaggerating, you have to run away. And you forgot to mention the country where you are working. Such things are quite cultural (I am French, BTW)
– Basile Starynkevitch
19 mins ago
1
BTW, my long answer on workplace.stackexchange.com/a/139861/72842 contains lots of advice which applies to you, and mentions ideas which are relevant here
– Basile Starynkevitch
15 mins ago
1
From what you describe, Peter principle applies extremely well to your manager. You might jokingly speak of it at the coffee machine with your manager (or maybe at meetings). Maybe he'll hear your non-verbal message at such a place
– Basile Starynkevitch
12 mins ago
1
1
From your manager's perspective, what is the purpose of these meetings? What is he trying to accomplish?
– さりげない告白
28 mins ago
From your manager's perspective, what is the purpose of these meetings? What is he trying to accomplish?
– さりげない告白
28 mins ago
I don't know... he can see all my progress on our Kanban board. I have never been told why we're having these meetings.
– David
27 mins ago
I don't know... he can see all my progress on our Kanban board. I have never been told why we're having these meetings.
– David
27 mins ago
It might be time to start looking for another job. You describe your workplace as a toxic one. If you are not exaggerating, you have to run away. And you forgot to mention the country where you are working. Such things are quite cultural (I am French, BTW)
– Basile Starynkevitch
19 mins ago
It might be time to start looking for another job. You describe your workplace as a toxic one. If you are not exaggerating, you have to run away. And you forgot to mention the country where you are working. Such things are quite cultural (I am French, BTW)
– Basile Starynkevitch
19 mins ago
1
1
BTW, my long answer on workplace.stackexchange.com/a/139861/72842 contains lots of advice which applies to you, and mentions ideas which are relevant here
– Basile Starynkevitch
15 mins ago
BTW, my long answer on workplace.stackexchange.com/a/139861/72842 contains lots of advice which applies to you, and mentions ideas which are relevant here
– Basile Starynkevitch
15 mins ago
1
1
From what you describe, Peter principle applies extremely well to your manager. You might jokingly speak of it at the coffee machine with your manager (or maybe at meetings). Maybe he'll hear your non-verbal message at such a place
– Basile Starynkevitch
12 mins ago
From what you describe, Peter principle applies extremely well to your manager. You might jokingly speak of it at the coffee machine with your manager (or maybe at meetings). Maybe he'll hear your non-verbal message at such a place
– Basile Starynkevitch
12 mins ago
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From your manager's perspective, what is the purpose of these meetings? What is he trying to accomplish?
– さりげない告白
28 mins ago
I don't know... he can see all my progress on our Kanban board. I have never been told why we're having these meetings.
– David
27 mins ago
It might be time to start looking for another job. You describe your workplace as a toxic one. If you are not exaggerating, you have to run away. And you forgot to mention the country where you are working. Such things are quite cultural (I am French, BTW)
– Basile Starynkevitch
19 mins ago
1
BTW, my long answer on workplace.stackexchange.com/a/139861/72842 contains lots of advice which applies to you, and mentions ideas which are relevant here
– Basile Starynkevitch
15 mins ago
1
From what you describe, Peter principle applies extremely well to your manager. You might jokingly speak of it at the coffee machine with your manager (or maybe at meetings). Maybe he'll hear your non-verbal message at such a place
– Basile Starynkevitch
12 mins ago