We have status meetings every day, consisting of 8 - 10 people. These are scheduled to last 20 minutes and be [stand-up meetings](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand-up_meeting). Frequently they last 30 or even 40 minutes and the discussion goes all over the place. Typically more than half the people (including the meeting leader) sit during the meeting.

I have spoken with the meeting leader (also the team leader) because my contribution lasts about two minutes (if there are questions) which means I have 18 - 38 minutes wasted time.

I've tried:

* speaking to him directly, saying that this is too long
* just leaving the meeting (didn't go down well)

What else can I do? Or should I just resign myself to losing this part of my life every day?!