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by timalmond
1526 days ago
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Mostly, I refuse and explain why I am refusing. I write replies like:- "I have nothing to contribute to this, so I see no value in attending this meeting." "I see that point 3 on the agenda is relevant to me, can you bring me into the meeting at that point"? These are professional answers. You are telling whoever has invited you that you think your time is better spent, on behalf of the company, doing something else. If they then insist despite your protests, you have to accept it. Although you might at some point realise that the person you are working for is an idiot. |
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This to me sounds like you are equally disrespectful of other people times as you complain that they are about yours.
What having them "bring you into the meeting at that point" means is that now everyone else has to wait the 5 minutes it takes the host to message you, wait for your arrival and then go over why they brought you in (for your benefit, and maybe everyone else's), instead of just going on with the point. I would be bothered if this would happen in one of my meetings. What you're basically saying is that your 30 minutes saved of the meeting are more important than the 5 minutes it loses for everyone else.