On meetings

Ten blind guys
See what they've done
Chorus: See what they've done

They all once met for a long long time
And talked at great length on some bad code-lines
Have you ever heard such a thing in your life as ten blind guys?

Ten blind guys
See what they've done
Chorus: See what they've done

They met after lunch for a sleepy while
Kicked up a row cos they couldn't deliver to clients
Who can be as blind to the real issue as the ten blind guys?


A meeting of 10 people. 2 of them know the issue but can't find a solution. 3 of them think they know the issue, but do not, yet talk about it anyway like they were gods directing blame to where it belonged. 2 of them are responsible for the issue but don't know it yet. 3 of them are in the meeting only because they have nothing better to do in their lives than catch some juicy neighborhood gossip.

I am sick of these meeting times. 90% of the time you feel violated because somebody is holding you hostage, stealing your time and feeding you crap. The rest of the time you feel violated because the ones who matter (for the appraisal) don't understand the issue, the ones who understand the issue don't matter, the ones who neither understand nor matter are bent upon proving that the issue is yours, the ones who care and matter and understand the issue are... generally imaginary.