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I often get same thing. If I think the meeting might benefit me or it critical to get my way then I go along. If I think it might be simply making up numbers, I check in with the PM and see why the meeting has been called, if I'm not needed I tell my manager and then I block in the time in my calendar. I tell the PM to call me only if they think I'm needed for s short comment one something important.

I often block in an entire afternoon with 1hr bookings to stop people seeing free time show up in my calendar when they're looking to call a meeting, then I put on the do not disturb in MS Teams and get some work done.