Director implemented a ‘no meetings on Fridays’ rule:
Sr. Manager immediately scheduled recurring meetings for Thursday at 4:30pm.
What’s the pettiest power move you’ve witnessed?

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How is that even petty? They are respecting the new rule and probably want to close out the week with the team.

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Seems fine, would rather have a 4:30 Thursday than Friday. I have a no Friday afternoon meeting policy with my teams

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Yeah that time is fair game as long as everyone’s working the same hours…Only reason to schedule a 4:30 Friday meeting is mass layoffs 😐

4:30 isn’t bad

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Is 4:30 now not inside the workday and not on Fridays? I’m so confused.

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As long as it’s not a big meeting and you can understand people having a hard out at 5, it shouldn’t be a problem

I don't see the issue. Please explain?

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OP expects all Friday meetings to be canceled forever

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CIO implemented a summertime "If it's Friday and sunny and you're caught up, Get Out at 2pm" rule. He would even stalk the hallways a bit to make sure it was being followed.
Except for one director (yes, under him) who took offense & went to HR to make sure her managerial discretion wasn't being stepped on. Her people had to stay until 5pm.
She also forbid her staff in partaking in casual/jeans days.

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Well that manager sounds like a real peach

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What's quitting time or does your company not know what that is? Are these physical meetings or video? Doing no off the clock meetings. I'm in at 4:29 and done at 4:59.

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