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Update foundations standup to deduplicate status updates

Steve Abrams requested to merge sabrams-main-patch-c541 into main

Why is this change being made?

Context

We have several places we look at priorities and status updates:

  • Weekly geekbot standup in #g_infra_foundations_social asking for weekly priorities, what was accomplished, and if there are any blockers
  • Weekly geekbot standup in #g_infra_foundations_social to note weekly wins and a general "how did the week go".
  • Daily geekbot standup #sre_standups to note what work is in progress, what was completed, and if there are any blockers/help needed.
  • Weekly sync status updates noting "ongoing work"
  • 1:1 structure noting weekly priorities

Weekly priorities are duplicated in a few different places so it makes sense to consolidate. Also, geekbot participation is not consistent throughout the team, so it is not very useful.

Overview

After discussions with the team about deduplicating the posting of weekly priorities, I came to the following takeaways:

  • It’s helpful to track wins and possibly priorities in 1:1 docs for performance review/self evals.
  • No one seems to have a strong attachment to the weekly standups that we run. (I see this reflected in that participation is not consistent and can often be low).

What I need:

  • A place to see what everyone’s priorities are. (After reflecting on this in our discussions in this MR I realize I don't need this as I trust what you are spending your time on and can always ask if I need clarity.) This makes sense to keep in the team sync. Each team member can decide if they would like to keep this also in their 1:1s for career development reference.

What I believe is helpful for the team:

  • A place to have insight on what everyone is working on day to day. This provides openings for discussion, help, and visibility around interrupt work. The #sre_standup channel fulfills this need.

Proposal

This MR proposes using the #sre_standup channel moving forward and removing the weekly standups from the #g_infra_foundations_social channel to achieve the notes above.

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Edited by Steve Abrams

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