@gausby I had two managers in two different companies tell me that daily standups were not for developers, they were for them to be up-to-date with what was happening. They seemed oblivious to the fact that knowing what their team is doing without micro managing them was precisely their job.
It is just micro management, nothing new.
The boasting part is expected: if you're forcing me into useless meetings where everyone is going to listen to me, of course I'm going to make myself look good. Since I'm going to be evaluated on it anyway…