Anyone else here back to back in meetings all day with no breaks?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just block of 12-1 and 3-3:30 in your calendar for lunch and a break. Its not that hard.

Op - she will book over it

Give her a formal reprimand. It’s not acceptable to be overruling your boss like this. Insubordination

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just block of 12-1 and 3-3:30 in your calendar for lunch and a break. Its not that hard.

This is what I and several others at my company do.

[Anonymous]

Why is your EA calling the shots?

i block “focus time” on my calendar every day for 3 hour blocks and use that for correspondence, writing, strategy. Just put in blocks of time where you need it.

[Anonymous]

Only every single Middle School child in Virginia. No recess. Just class after class after class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just block of 12-1 and 3-3:30 in your calendar for lunch and a break. Its not that hard.

Op - she will book over it

Only a troll would be scared of their EA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Only every single Middle School child in Virginia. No recess. Just class after class after class.

FCPS has recess.

[Anonymous]

Forget lunch. What about bathroom breaks? EA needs to be reprimanded.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You have a terrible EA.

Probably more of case where OP is terrible at managing their EA. Why is the EA dictating the schedule. EA should be executing based on OPs needs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't share your calendar and schedule your own meetings. There's this thing called "propose new time" (amazing! us plebs do it all the time) - just send out a proposal with the meeting starting 15 minutes later or ending 15 minutes earlier once in a while. It's very reasonable.

Also, are your meetings efficient?

+1

Also, block out time for yourself including lunch and breathing room between meetings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just block of 12-1 and 3-3:30 in your calendar for lunch and a break. Its not that hard.

Op - she will book over it

Then you need to decline those meetings and ask her to reschedule every single time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only every single Middle School child in Virginia. No recess. Just class after class after class.

FCPS has recess.

Only because we fought for it - and even still, many Middle Schools think of recess as kids sitting at their desks quietly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Only every single Middle School child in Virginia. No recess. Just class after class after class.

And every teacher everywhere.

Most teachers struggle to visit the bathroom once during a 7-8 hour day, and then they rush right to after school activities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I work on the East coast but with a lot of people on pacific time so usually my meetings start 10/1030 and stop at 6-7. My ea consistently books me back to back with zero breaks and I am really struggling. When I talk to her she asks me why I can’t do what I need to do before 1030am. But truly I get so hungry and exhausted. Is anyone else here able to do this type of schedule? Am I being unreasonable?

Ea must be "young" ?
It's exhausting.

[Anonymous]

You need a "lunch nap recess" break. Tell your EA.