Useless meetings and other nonsense

Aren't most meetings useless?

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How was your date last night?

This sounds almost exactly what my sister's been bitching about recently with her new job. The guy asked her to make a powerpoint for their weekly meetings then didn't like the font on the slides, had to change the color, wanted descriptions for every table, etc. I suggested she survive 6 months to show at least some commitment to trying to solve issues then peace out

Is this your boss?

I really love it when i hear meetings called stupid names like a campfire, huddle, or tailgate.

I pretty much think, no!!! Just call it a meeting.

And please please please don’t say dumb crap in them like team and synergy

Meetings never produce anything in our unit. Boss routinely tells employees he refuses to learn software or processes because he's not capable of doing so. Why would you tell your team that? And at that point, stop micromanaging if you're stupid anyway. I've only worked here 3 months and I don't want to look like I'm job hopping but I can't imagine being here long term.

Meetings are generally not intended to be a Time for the boss to delegate work unless your boss is an extreme micromanager. Instead, the point is that everyone can hear what the rest of the group is doing to facilitate cooperation amongst the group. Also allows the boss to remain informed.

Three such meetings in a week is definitely too frequent.

Is your boss’ name Michael Scott

The honest answer is that your only option is to leave. HR isn't going to do anything and even if they did, it would probably get worse before it got any better.

This comes down to him not being able to delegate and trust his team while he orchestrates the bigger picture things. If he's down in the weeds with you and micromanaging it's for him to maintain some feeling of control. That's a hall monitor, not a leader.

You can try burying him with updates and information but you'll still be spending too much time on things that aren't essential to accomplishing whatever it is that you've been hired to accomplish. Go find a job in a healthier environment that will bring out the best in you before your attitude and work start to suffer.