I hate meetings that could have been just checking the Jira to see what everyone is working on... Getting 5 people together to individually mention what they're working on... So inefficient

Except, now you know what you most likely wouldn't have known by having to check those tickets yourself, which I can probably assume, you wouldn't have done.

And it keeps your sanity in check

Something meeting are a way to strengthen the bond instead of just work related. For example

Mike : Hello John , how's lily (John's cat) been doing?

John : She fine but she haven't been eating her food lately

Mike : Have you try XYZ cat food?

John : I haven't.Maybe I will try it.

The way to successfully hold a meeting is to mix personal matter into it (as shown above).

@mr-user Very good and clear example. B+

@ScriptCoded Yeah I got B+

In jira u tell what u are doing,
In the meeting u can complain the fuck about it.