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How to reject a meeting request at work
- jonny383 7y agoDoes this article actually serve any purpose aside from being a bad spammy promotion for the poster's shitty app? I really tried to see something of value here, but it's just fluff. Pro-tip on rejecting a meeting: Tell the person(s) you won't attend. /thread
- lukethomas 7y agoThanks for the kind words ;) There's a bit more to the article, which I've summarized below: 1. Determine if the meeting is process-oriented or mission-oriented. If the meeting is process-oriented, you probably shouldn't reject the request. 2. If the meeting is mission-oriented, ask the meeting organizer for an agenda via email, which will help you figure out if you are necessary/required. It also creates a paper trail. 3. If you decide you aren't necessary, politely decline with enough advance notice to be able to address pushback. If you didn't like this, I'm sorry. I wrote this right after I got into a mess rejecting a meeting request at a previous job, so I wrote down everything I should have done differently.