• sbv@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          32·
          4 months ago

          My seven person team completes a stand-up in less than 15 minutes twice a week. Does it provide value? Probably not. Is it fast? Yes.

          • masterspace@lemmy.caEnglish
            22·
            4 months ago

            Trust me, it provides value. For those of us with problems leaving everything to the last minute, having a little biweekly accountability and structure can really help prevent problems from getting too big.

        • pooberbee (any)@lemmy.ml
          23·
          4 months ago

          My old job legitimately did 5 minute standups. A person saying they were struggling with something would often get interrupted by someone else volunteering to help them after standup. It was incredible. I miss it so much.

        • masterspace@lemmy.caEnglish
          9·
          4 months ago

          I’ve been on multiple teams that do and it’s so much better than the teams that don’t.

          Ideal standup (cameras off):

          • -2:00 - 0:00 mark: light chit chat if earlybirds want while waiting for standup to start

          • 15s-45s / per person: what did you work on yesterday, what are you working on today.

            • An extra 45s if you have a blocker. The resolution during the meeting is always either:
              • ‘blocked, nothing I can do, moving onto X ticket’,
              • ‘someone tells me who to talk to to unblock’
              • ‘me and a team member agree to meet after the standup to discuss how to unblock’

          • 0-2min total for offboard updates: who has a doctor’s appointment, needs to take time off, happy anniversary, etc.

        • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
          5·
          4 months ago

          I ran sub-ten-minute stand-ups for a while. If anyone ever went over one minute (LOOKING AT YOU, SOMNATH) I’d make a super annoying noise and cut them off.

        • Ledivin@lemmy.world
          4·
          4 months ago

          I have 3/week and they rarely go above 10 🤷‍♂️ if we actually stayed on topic, it’d probably be closer to 5, but I don’t mind a little meandering

          My last company was similar, but a bigger team and maybe 15-20min.

        • pooberbee (any)@lemmy.ml
          13·
          4 months ago

          I’d love to. I used to be a very good software engineer, and I think deep down I might still be, but this place has taken all the joy I had in work. I’m not sure how I can get another job at this point where I can barely stomach the one I have.

          • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netEnglish
            4·
            4 months ago

            I feel that. I spend multiple hours a day staring at my screen thinking “this whole thing is a scam, right?”

          • jabathekek@sopuli.xyz
            3·
            4 months ago

            I’m not sure if it’s possible for you, but I feel I’ve been in a similar predicament with a job I had. One day I just quit and took a few months off. IMO what was giving me that feeling was how weekends and evenings wasn’t enough for me to fully decompress.

      • flyingjake@lemmy.one
        5·
        4 months ago

        Yeah that’s terrible. I have an hour of stand-ups but that’s 4 teams, I’m not an IC on any of them.

  • Wilzax@lemmy.world
    17·
    4 months ago

    Best schedule is: Clock in at 9:00 and plan/settle in until 10:00. Standup from 10:00 to 10:30 (and no later!). Solo code until 3:00 (lunch when you feel like it) and pair programming/testing from 3:15 to 5:00

    I will be taking no questions