Re: Saturday as start day

[George Michaelson <[e-mail]>]

I would support this, if we remove Friday from the official calendar
of meetings. Because then,  I could expect to get back a weekend,
where currently 14+ hr flights in and out mean I lose two weekends per
IETF, I would lose only one.

So whilst I think 'desire/reality' has applied here and what you have
done formalizes what we know has happened, I would like the extension
act which you can't yet do: give us back one day please.

-george

PS the last time I raised this was probably 10 years ago. There is a
strong cultural push not to work specifically on Saturday, which I
understand, and I also understand there is a strong cultural push not
to work or travel on friday or saturday which I understand. I just
don't belong to those cultures, but I do understand this is a problem
for some people. I think my proposal is actually strictly neutral on
that, but arguably not.

On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 10:00 AM, Randy Bush <[e-mail]> wrote:
>>>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
>