Hellobee Boards Topic: WOHP: Do you have to attend a lot of meetings?

Hellobee Boards Topic: WOHP: Do you have to attend a lot of meetings? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:07:10 +0000 lemondrop on "WOHP: Do you have to attend a lot of meetings?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohp-do-you-have-to-attend-a-lot-of-meetings#post-1235115 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 01:22:20 +0000 lemondrop 1235115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Monthly staff meetings with my department. There are also frequent faculty meetings, but I skip those because they are less tolerant of my child than my immediate boss. mrs.shinerbock on "WOHP: Do you have to attend a lot of meetings?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohp-do-you-have-to-attend-a-lot-of-meetings#post-1234579 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:21:32 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 1234579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ When I was a manager, I had 3-4 a day, not including the 3 daily meetings. Now that I am in a different, non-managerial position, I have typically have 3-4 a week, and only 2 daily meetings that are both 15 min or less. Corduroy on "WOHP: Do you have to attend a lot of meetings?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohp-do-you-have-to-attend-a-lot-of-meetings#post-1234398 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 19:33:06 +0000 Corduroy 1234398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I average 4-6 per day. I don't think I've gone a day without a meeting. Most are pretty productive. jedeve on "WOHP: Do you have to attend a lot of meetings?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohp-do-you-have-to-attend-a-lot-of-meetings#post-1234264 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 18:57:12 +0000 jedeve 1234264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes. I find them to be largely a waste of time. How often is the result scheduling another meeting? Rainbow Sprinkles on "WOHP: Do you have to attend a lot of meetings?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohp-do-you-have-to-attend-a-lot-of-meetings#post-1233998 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:20:35 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 1233998@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I have two regular 5-hour meetings a month, and then three 10-hour all staff meetings a year. Freckles on "WOHP: Do you have to attend a lot of meetings?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohp-do-you-have-to-attend-a-lot-of-meetings#post-1233964 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:11:59 +0000 Freckles 1233964@https://boards.hellobee.com/ All the time. Today i was on a call from 10:30 - 2:30. Most of my meetings are via conference calls. hellobeeboston on "WOHP: Do you have to attend a lot of meetings?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohp-do-you-have-to-attend-a-lot-of-meetings#post-1233949 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:07:25 +0000 hellobeeboston 1233949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Depends... But I usually have 2 meetings a day, on average. The last 2 weeks have been busy with 4 meetings a day (a full hour each) and its been rough! Makes the day go super fast though. dagret on "WOHP: Do you have to attend a lot of meetings?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohp-do-you-have-to-attend-a-lot-of-meetings#post-1233934 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:02:34 +0000 dagret 1233934@https://boards.hellobee.com/ it varies. Some weeks i'll have back to back to back meetings all week and then i'll go a couple weeks with just random meetings. Boheme on "WOHP: Do you have to attend a lot of meetings?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohp-do-you-have-to-attend-a-lot-of-meetings#post-1233790 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:29:03 +0000 Boheme 1233790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Tons. We have meetings about meetings about meetings. It screws with my pumping schedule. At least we have food! pui on "WOHP: Do you have to attend a lot of meetings?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohp-do-you-have-to-attend-a-lot-of-meetings#post-1233731 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:16:56 +0000 pui 1233731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I meet with clients often. Like 2-4 times a week usually. We do not have many company meetings. littlek on "WOHP: Do you have to attend a lot of meetings?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohp-do-you-have-to-attend-a-lot-of-meetings#post-1233725 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:16:08 +0000 littlek 1233725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ All.the.time septca on "WOHP: Do you have to attend a lot of meetings?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohp-do-you-have-to-attend-a-lot-of-meetings#post-1233699 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:09:49 +0000 septca 1233699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yep. Lots. Scheduling pumping around meetings is the first thing I do every morning. mrs. tictactoe on "WOHP: Do you have to attend a lot of meetings?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohp-do-you-have-to-attend-a-lot-of-meetings#post-1233694 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:09:17 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 1233694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We have faculty meetings about twice a month and I'll have a parent conference maybe once a month. At my former school we had way way more, but that's because the school was struggling and trying to make changes to improve. shinymama on "WOHP: Do you have to attend a lot of meetings?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohp-do-you-have-to-attend-a-lot-of-meetings#post-1233680 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:05:28 +0000 shinymama 1233680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Standing, group meetings, yes; impromptu, one-on-one meetings, no. yoursilverlining on "WOHP: Do you have to attend a lot of meetings?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohp-do-you-have-to-attend-a-lot-of-meetings#post-1233677 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:03:50 +0000 yoursilverlining 1233677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ YES. Today I had meetings from 8-12, 1-2 and 3:00-3:30. On average I have 3-4 meetings every.single.day. Sometimes there is no time to work ;p DillonLion on "WOHP: Do you have to attend a lot of meetings?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohp-do-you-have-to-attend-a-lot-of-meetings#post-1233675 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:03:32 +0000 DillonLion 1233675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Almost never looch on "WOHP: Do you have to attend a lot of meetings?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohp-do-you-have-to-attend-a-lot-of-meetings#post-1233671 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:02:54 +0000 looch 1233671@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Most days I have at least 3 meetings. blackbird on "WOHP: Do you have to attend a lot of meetings?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohp-do-you-have-to-attend-a-lot-of-meetings#post-1233648 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:57:01 +0000 blackbird 1233648@https://boards.hellobee.com/ meh sometimes. depends if there are issues on the production line. i've been averaging more than usual lately katsupgirl on "WOHP: Do you have to attend a lot of meetings?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohp-do-you-have-to-attend-a-lot-of-meetings#post-1233645 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:56:36 +0000 katsupgirl 1233645@https://boards.hellobee.com/ All we ever do is meet! There are so many meetings people fight over conference rooms. Madness! I get a lot accomplished in meetings though... Like my Christmas list, meal planning, etc. :happy: BabyBoecksMom on "WOHP: Do you have to attend a lot of meetings?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohp-do-you-have-to-attend-a-lot-of-meetings#post-1233635 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:53:53 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1233635@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I don't... It's very rare that I need to get on a conference call or attend a meeting.