Corpospeak. Never a clearer way to be sure that someone or something doesn’t give a fuck about you as a human being.

Y'all are invited to optional meetings??? Lol

Depends also if they include you so they don’t make dumb decisions. If they are capable of doing stuff on their own great. If they are habitually doing shit without asking you even just a question (and make every little thing into a meeting which is about just managing their decision making) it’s kind of always mandatory just to be there to save them from themselves and from taking decisions away from you.

I don’t know why it’s so hard to say ‘hey can we just grab you for a moment’ instead of and either or hour long meeting making you sit through it just to get to you about something either mildly so unimportant you didnt need you or they destroy the project

Talk to your manager.

Shortly after I was hired, my manager told me I should feel free to decline any meeting that didn't seem useful, or that if it was preventing me from getting "real" work done.

I hate corpo bs speak. Makes me wish I was German or something.

I'm sorry, is this some corposhittery I can't relate to due to me being an enlightened SME-guy? (My salary is 3 months past due because of the company's financial struggle)

do you need my presence here

But we all know she's not looking forward to reading the recap, and probably won't.

The first way sounds polite enough for me.