What is the general structure of your weekly catch ups with your boss? I always dread mine, because discussing my project work takes about 15 minutes, and the remaining 45 minutes tend to be small talk. I should be better at bringing up more questions, but I can’t think of many. Any advice on how I can make this time more useful?

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Reduce the frequency of your catch ups 🫡

Reduce the length of it too , unless they set it and want to keep that way 🥸

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