The committee I am on, three people, me, myself, and I voted to kill the meetings as a waste of time. I update my boss by email as to issues and my schedule but otherwise meetings are a waste of time and energy.
Jon On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 8:43 AM, James Rankin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We get to sit in on our change control meeting once a day, which is usually > as interesting as watching paint dry, and invariably ends up with our own > changes being rejected. > > However I find our weekly infrastructure meeting much more interesting, as > I get to fight with other departments who try to blame us for their failings > :-) > > 2008/11/11 Ziots, Edward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Run into the same thing here. Sounds dysfunctional, and it usually is. >> >> >> >> Z >> >> >> >> Edward E. Ziots >> >> Network Engineer >> >> Lifespan Organization >> >> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Phone: 401-639-3505 >> >> MCSE, MCP+I, ME, CCA, Security +, Network + >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From:* Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 11, 2008 8:32 AM >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* RE: IT Departmental Meetings >> >> >> >> Meetings???, We don't need no stinkin' meetings! >> >> >> >> *From:* Chyka, Robert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 11, 2008 8:30 AM >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* IT Departmental Meetings >> >> >> >> Hi Everyone, >> >> >> >> Right now we have the most boring meetings for our IT Dept. We have >> weekly meetings with 15 members of our staff in them from the CIO to lower >> level techs and everyone in between. We fill out an agenda with what we are >> working on etc. The meeting lasts forever and the DBAs don't want to hear >> what the Network guys are doing and the techs don't want to hear what the >> systems guys are doing etc. etc. just awful meetings and nothing gets >> accomplished. We were told since we don't like the meetings and they are >> highly ineffective to come up with a better way to hold them. I was >> thinking about every 2 weeks have the CIO meet with the management in each >> division together so we still know what is going on with the "team". Every >> week is way too often and doesn't give enough time to report on completed >> projects etc. >> >> >> >> I was wondering how dept. meetings are held at your places of employment >> for the IT dept. >> >> >> >> Thanks..BC >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ********************************************************************** >> >> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information transmitted in this message is >> intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may >> contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, >> dissemination or other use of this information by persons or entities other >> than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, >> please contact the sender and destroy all copies of this document. Thank >> you. >> >> Butler Animal Health Supply >> >> ********************************************************************** >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
