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I worked at a bank that used to have meetings at 7:30, bastards. Another place used to have the daily scrum at 12:45 so we could all go to lunch together afterwards excpt for those poor bugger, like me, who also worked on other projects and so had to attend other meetings. This project as a bugger for meetings, looking in my diary for one day shows:Originally posted by threaded View PostI have a client who organised the daily scrums to be at 10:30 am. To fit in with the arrival time of the senior manager. Who often never attended anyway.
Can you think of a dumber time to organise a meeting with developers!
Think that deserves it's own thread...
8:30 - 10:30 weekly team meeting
10:30 - 12:30 development meeting
12:45 -13:00 daily scrum
14:00 - 16:00 was 2 meetings in one, the first half was to discuss a meeting 2 days later, the second half was a status meeting
16:00 - 20:00 various teleconferences
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FTFYOriginally posted by chef View PostI have swine flu
.. arrived at my desk at 10:40
.. was out with the office manager and a colleague last night so anything other than "I got ill duing the night. Now which one of you gave it to me" wouldn't really pass

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I have a client who organised the daily scrums to be at 10:30 am. To fit in with the arrival time of the senior manager. Who often never attended anyway.
Can you think of a dumber time to organise a meeting with developers!
Think that deserves it's own thread...
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Hopefully they only got to their desks at 10:39.... and will still sign the timesheet!Originally posted by chef View Postmy head hurts..
.. arrived at my desk at 10:40
.. was out with the office manager and a colleague last night so anything other than "I slept straight through my alarm" wouldn't really pass

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