To many meetings is tiring, highly stressful and takes away from productivity and quality of work.
I really don't see the point of so many meetings which are mostly badly run and lack clear purpose.
After each such meeting, I feel like I don't want to continue working for this company for another day.
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OP
Your feelings about not wanting to work for this company on some days are perfectly normal. Making it unbearable on some days is a test to see who is Oxy material. Stick with it and you will go far.
OP
You feel there are too many meetings - and baldy run to boot - which leaves you not wanting to continue working for the company.
But you soldier on.
So the answer to "How meetings is too many" is - in your case - apparently "a few more."
"You may feel like a pawn, but you can strive to be king or queen."
I love this.
Great advice! This site needs more positive comments like the last post.
Ask yourself what you can do to help make the meetings more productive? Offer to help put together an agenda that can be shared in advance. Identify deliverables for the meeting. Offer to help facilitate the meeting to keep everyone on task. You may feel like a pawn, but you can strive to be king or queen.
If you don’t want so many meetings then work for a smaller company that has a much simpler structure. I assume you are not in management and therefore may not be clued into the higher level corporate planning that involves your work products as input. Keep your eye on the money you are paid and the technical experience you are getting. The meetings will never go away.