How often do you have meetings in a day? I've worked in several companies, but this is the first company I'm having to deal with 4 meetings a week... to say the same things over and over again. I feel like upper management feels the need to be in constant control of how we move forward with the hiring process, but they don't understand that they're really disturbing our flow by constantly being in our faces. Am I sharing this experience with anyone else here?

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4 a week?? I wish, I have 4 a day sometimes. Very repetitive. I'm not even in leadership

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same here lol

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usually 4-5 out of my 8 hours are meetings

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Yep, same over here. I think too many meetings not only slow down the process but also make it harder to focus on the more meaningful, people-oriented parts of our jobs. I try to advocate for fewer, more purposeful meetings, but it’s an ongoing challenge. So yes, you’re definitely sharing this experience with others in similar roles!

agree- so many meetings are unproductive

I'm in the same boat. I have at least 2 lengthy meetings every day, and sometimes more than that. It makes it so hard for me to get anything done. How can I be productive when I'm spending multiple hours every day sitting in meetings that could (and should) have been emails?

Are the meetings specifically requested by leadership?

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