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[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It really depends on the group, the workload, and the structure. I’ve got two fairly ADHD employees that love rabbit holes and one that’s great at focusing, but regularly needs some guidance. A daily morning touchpoint meeting like a standup does wonders for getting us all on the same page, making a few quick decisions, and unblocking them all. It’s honestly the best 15-20 min we could spend for productivity and engagement and our most productive meeting of the day.

We also just do it at our desk or virtually on WFH days because it’s a waste of time to walk 5 min to a room and back when we can use that time solving problems.

If we had less ticket churn, or less interruptions from on call/support work, we could probably do it just MWF, but that’s just not in the cards.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Yeah similarly I have no idea what the fuck my boss is doing. Just no communication. That’d be fine if we weren’t the entire engineering department and I routinely have to deal with stuff he did without mentioning to me

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

We also just do it at our desk or virtually on WFH days

So, it's not actually a stand-up meeting.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

We do in fact, stand up for it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

People working at home have to stand up? So, their cameras are pointed at their bellies?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Stand up desks are a thing!