Where are their legs?
We need a weekly meeting in which we discuss, which meetings are necessary and which are not
if we can use this extra meeting to drop 2 unnecessary weekly meetings, then that extra meeting is worth it, even if it never drops another unnecessary meeting again.
I mean I get doing such meetings once a quarter or as part of a broader reflection process but not once a week
In my experience, it's less PIP and more "let's schedule daily check-in meetings and please send us hourly updates in Slack."
The trick is to be overly communicative before it gets to that point and push back on things when you can. People are generally understanding, but watching time pass without having any clue what progress is being made is scary. Especially when there are important deadlines and you have no control over or insight into the project status. Quell those fears without impacting your productivity too much and everyone will be much happier.
We used to be professionals who exercised professional judgment and pushed back against this unreasonable stuff. Just like doctors used to.
This isn't a comic. This is simply a snippet of real life.
