Meetings at work are an important way to share information with a group of people all at once. They can also be rather intrusive if you have other things to accomplish.
Today was by biggest meeting day of my professional career. 10 (almost) straight hours of 9 different meetings left me wondering how I am going to make up for all my regular work I didn't get a chance to do.
6:00 - 7:00 - bi-weekly teleconference status call
7:00 - 8:00 - weekly teleconference status call
8:00 - 9:00 - server maintenance (canceled)
9:00 - 10:00 - client meeting
10:00 - 11:30 - weekly client status meeting
11:30 - 12:00 - HR meeting
12:00 - 1:00 - unit goal setting
1:00 - 2:00 - enhancement specification discussions
2:00 - 3:00 - enhancement specification discussions
3:00 - 4:00 - client meeting
I was able to get some other work done before I went home at 6:00. No status meetings at home!