Trust me, it provides value. For those of us with problems leaving everything to the last minute, having a little biweekly accountability and structure can really help prevent problems from getting too big.
My old job legitimately did 5 minute standups. A person saying they were struggling with something would often get interrupted by someone else volunteering to help them after standup. It was incredible. I miss it so much.
I ran sub-ten-minute stand-ups for a while. If anyone ever went over one minute (LOOKING AT YOU, SOMNATH) I'd make a super annoying noise and cut them off.
I'd love to. I used to be a very good software engineer, and I think deep down I might still be, but this place has taken all the joy I had in work. I'm not sure how I can get another job at this point where I can barely stomach the one I have.
I'm not sure if it's possible for you, but I feel I've been in a similar predicament with a job I had. One day I just quit and took a few months off. IMO what was giving me that feeling was how weekends and evenings wasn't enough for me to fully decompress.
Best schedule is: Clock in at 9:00 and plan/settle in until 10:00. Standup from 10:00 to 10:30 (and no later!). Solo code until 3:00 (lunch when you feel like it) and pair programming/testing from 3:15 to 5:00
26 Comments
Ledivin@lemmy.world · 70 pts · 2y
Who the hell has a 1-hour standup every day
pooberbee@lemmy.ml · 56 pts · 2y
Me. I hate it so much.
draughtcyclist@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 2y
Same. I have yet to see anyone implement a true 15 minute standup.
sbv@sh.itjust.works · 33 pts · 2y
My seven person team completes a stand-up in less than 15 minutes twice a week. Does it provide value? Probably not. Is it fast? Yes.
draughtcyclist@lemmy.world · 40 pts · 2y
I'd prefer quick no value to long no value.
masterspace@lemmy.ca · 23 pts · 2y
Trust me, it provides value. For those of us with problems leaving everything to the last minute, having a little biweekly accountability and structure can really help prevent problems from getting too big.
pooberbee@lemmy.ml · 24 pts · 2y
My old job legitimately did 5 minute standups. A person saying they were struggling with something would often get interrupted by someone else volunteering to help them after standup. It was incredible. I miss it so much.
masterspace@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 2y
I've been on multiple teams that do and it's so much better than the teams that don't.
Ideal standup (cameras off):
-2:00 - 0:00 mark: light chit chat if earlybirds want while waiting for standup to start
15s-45s / per person: what did you work on yesterday, what are you working on today.
0-2min total for offboard updates: who has a doctor's appointment, needs to take time off, happy anniversary, etc.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
I ran sub-ten-minute stand-ups for a while. If anyone ever went over one minute (LOOKING AT YOU, SOMNATH) I'd make a super annoying noise and cut them off.
Ledivin@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
I have 3/week and they rarely go above 10 🤷♂️ if we actually stayed on topic, it'd probably be closer to 5, but I don't mind a little meandering
My last company was similar, but a bigger team and maybe 15-20min.
Quill7513@slrpnk.net · 8 pts · 2y
You gotta get out of there. They're wasting your time by over managing you
pooberbee@lemmy.ml · 14 pts · 2y
I'd love to. I used to be a very good software engineer, and I think deep down I might still be, but this place has taken all the joy I had in work. I'm not sure how I can get another job at this point where I can barely stomach the one I have.
Quill7513@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 2y
I feel that. I spend multiple hours a day staring at my screen thinking "this whole thing is a scam, right?"
jabathekek@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 2y
I'm not sure if it's possible for you, but I feel I've been in a similar predicament with a job I had. One day I just quit and took a few months off. IMO what was giving me that feeling was how weekends and evenings wasn't enough for me to fully decompress.
flyingjake@lemmy.one · 5 pts · 2y
Yeah that's terrible. I have an hour of stand-ups but that's 4 teams, I'm not an IC on any of them.
scottmeme@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 2y
I used to, wanted to Keep Myself Safe every day.
Corpos are awful to work for
rbits@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 2y
Yeah, 1 hour standup is an oxymoron
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Our team had grown too big
ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca · 31 pts · 2y
Get in the Teams Meeting, Shinji.
Wilzax@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 2y
Best schedule is: Clock in at 9:00 and plan/settle in until 10:00. Standup from 10:00 to 10:30 (and no later!). Solo code until 3:00 (lunch when you feel like it) and pair programming/testing from 3:15 to 5:00
I will be taking no questions
halfapage@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 2y
megopie@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 11 pts · 2y
Managerialism and it’s consequences …
magic_smoke@links.hackliberty.org · 1 pts · 2y
We really gotta do something about the corporate managerial class.
Toes@ani.social · 11 pts · 2y
Give me back my waterfall and 5 hour uninterrupted days.
Seditious_Delicious@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Why is your stand up 1hr, WTF? 10-15m (MAX)
Thcdenton@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
How Disgusting
Etterra@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Honestly if he'd seen this before the end, maybe he would have done the smart thing and exterminated humanity.