I dunno. I'm a bit more phlegmatic than most, but these sort of things bother the heck out of me.<p>Most of the things you get congratulated on during these events are things that the company pays you to do, and as other people said, they're not actionable. "Keep doing your job competently!" is not really an action item.<p>For me at least, pointing out friction and drag is a far more useful way of improving both my own skills and the amount of work the team is able to put out.<p>Everytime I hear congratulations on things, unless they are truly extra ordinary, I just tune out. This meeting happens every other week. What are the chances of that many extraordinary efforts being exerted every two weeks?