1-on-1 meeting questions
My 1on1's at a 100k+ international corporation always went like this:
Manager: so how's it going?
Me: great
Manager: any issues? anything you want to discuss?
Me: everything is fantastic! I'm very happy with my job :D
Manager: cool cool... well let's do this again next month.
Me: yay!<p>I don't want someone in a similar situation like I was to get inspired by lists like these and go into their next 1on1 wrecking havoc with the status quo. When you, your manager, his manager and the next guy up are just cogs in a machine churning for years through the same kinds of faceless conglomerates - you either shut up and put up or end up on someone's Excel spreadsheet highlighted in yellow. Then during the next round of layoffs (you know they're coming) the yellow cogs will be replaced with fresh green ones and you'll be out on the street cramming algorithm questions all over again and interviewing with A.I. HR filters for the next 6months. Understand where you work before opening your mouth, people ;)