The Room 101 thread - for things you hate or just having a bloody good moan

[Wrathbone]

In the latest episode of life imitating Dilbert, we now have yet another weekly meeting. We have a daily meeting where each member of the team quickly mentions what they're working on, which is also a sensible time to raise any questions or concerns, etc. One person did raise concerns about something they were working on for several days - I remember them doing so - but now because our intrepid manager failed to notice this and has seen how long QA has taken to test it, he's decided we require... <drumroll>...

...a weekly clarification meeting! A whole hour where we ask for clarification on things we're already supposed to be clarifying on a daily basis.

I have decided to take this in good spirits, quite literally, by referring to it as the Cocktail Meeting and preparing accordingly.

[Raid]

I think my team would riot if we were told we suddenly had one fewer hour where we could actually be productive, there just isn't enough time in the week as it is. Basically anything that doesn't have a hard deadline is getting pushed, and there are things I've had on my to-do list for months because I simply can't find time to do them.

I can't think of anything more infuriating than having a pointless meeting when you know you could be getting stuff done with that time instead.

[Wrathbone]

I'm half expecting that we'll have a meeting to clarify the purpose of the clarification meeting. I must spend up to a full day each week in meetings which serve no purpose for and require no contribution from 80% of the attendees. And the sad thing is that I'm typically the only person who questions out loud why we have these meetings, which has resulted in me having a reputation for being resistant to change. Most of the time now I just shut up and play on my phone instead.

[Stormbringer]

[Can't think of one]

I fancied a Chinese from my local takeaway, I haven't a Chinese takeaway for a couple of years....Browse the menu online, They are charging nearly £10 per dish! Fuck that...

[Animalmother]

I lost my phone last night It's only when the fucking thing is gone you realize how much you relied on it. The only phone number I've memorized is my own which is currently fuck all use to me