[start123]

Meetings are the only way to grow your career unfortunately. Nobody really cares how shiny your code is.

[65]

Depends on the meeting. A demo for clients or higher ups? Sure. A stategy meeting that you don't have anything to contribute to? No. A meeting going over an email, that itself should've just been an email? Definitely not.

[bitcharmer]

This is hilariously incorrect. There are plenty of organizations where delivery is the ultimate indicator of value.