[AaronLasseigne]

> First we had to stand up every day and report what we did yesterday, you little child who we can't trust to work so we will micro-manage you.

If that's how stand-ups are treated then I'd say they're being done incorrectly. The point is to create visibility within the team. People know what's going on and can help, adjust their plans accordingly, etc. We do them even when the boss is out of the office.

[JoeAltmaier]

"Even when"? Should the boss be in those meetings?

All the agile talk is about empowering teams; yet the boss is monitoring every step. I'm with the OP; its another way to supervise.

[AaronLasseigne]

"Even when" as in he's not the reason the meetings occur. The boss is there because he too has things to report that inform the team.