How to decline a meeting politely
The situation
A coworker keeps inviting you to a recurring meeting where you have nothing to contribute.
The goal
Skip a low-value meeting without seeming dismissive.
Draft (the wrong way)
Hey, do I really need to be at this? I'm not sure why I'm there tbh.
Parse-optimized draft
Thanks for including me. Looking at the agenda, I don't think I'll add much value in real time — please move me to optional and I'll follow the notes. Happy to weigh in async on anything specific.
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