Another hour-long meeting with 10+ persons. And only a tiny subset is actually talking at all. You have not said anything since the beginning. Another hour of productive work is lost for the day. You are frustrated, bored, and thinking about bringing your laptop to the next meeting. So you can work on that one small issue you should finish today.
The solution is simple, don’t attend this meeting at all. Why should you be there when you don’t need to provide anything in that meeting? It may sound daring to decline such a “big” meeting. But the meeting content does not allow you to bring any value. And you have actual work to do.
Because sitting in there and trying to work on your own ticket will certainly not be fruitful at all. There is no such thing as multitasking, so stay at your desk and fix the bug. And spare yourself some frustration.
So now, just go and look at your calendar if you have such a meeting and directly cancel your attendance. Congratulation, you’ve got an hour of work back – enjoy it. And if this post helped you, I would appreciate it when you sign up to my email list to never miss another post.
