Re: Saturday as start day

Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> Thu, 22 June 2017 00:00 UTC

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>>The problem is that we now are expected to have work going non stop
>>from Saturday to Friday. 7 full days. Maybe I am just old, but that
>>does not look healthy.
> I believe Christian's question is an attempt to prompt us to reassess
> that reality and its sustainability, which seems a fair question to
> consider.

and it would help if the *quality* of the week was higher.  time and
again, i have found the wg meeting to be a formalism, 25% process and
72% slideshow for those who need a preso slot to get travel approval.
for serious content, we retreat into side meetings, bar bofs, and
off-campus meals to have actual *discussion*.  and why endure extreme
travel if not to have discussion instead of process and powerpoint?

but ignore my whining.  i do not know any meeting of more than a hundred
which is mostly protein.  i.e. i have no model for 'success.'

randy