I often skip meetings without agenda. If they don't care to prepare a reasonable invitation, I don't care to join. Also - I skip meetings where they announce stuff. Announcements should go to my inbox, so I can read them when ready, not when they think it's suitable for them.
Yup, and getting older makes it harder to catch up to that damn train of thoughts after that useless ass meeting interrupted them.
indeed
Some meetings dip into negative productivity.
100%. I try to keep working through them and only participate when my name is called.
I often skip meetings without agenda. If they don't care to prepare a reasonable invitation, I don't care to join. Also - I skip meetings where they announce stuff. Announcements should go to my inbox, so I can read them when ready, not when they think it's suitable for them.