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I had a “colleague” that used to pull that in a recurring invite and she was always looking for gossip or something she could use to offer up for her benefit. It was PAINFUL, so I just declined them with a “regrets” and would ignore her “are you going to reschedule or should I”. I eventually confronted her about it and they stopped, but not before she trashed me to her Manager who then complained to my Manager. Good times.
OMG! I thought it was just my manager's style of bringing us up to speed to evolving policies that are hard to swallow but I guess it is standard. I know the minute I get a random meeting with 'no agenda' that something is up. This isn't the creative industry, we don't have anything to chat about for fun,and neither do we have the time... so why lie to all of us for no reason.
These are the downside of remote work. In an office you can literally walk over to someone and have a quick chat to pass along information, ask a question, etc. But in a remote work world where everyone is beholden to their outlook calendar, scheduling a meeting is often the only way to achieve this. It's why I legitimately like hybrid work - I can get all of those quick discussions out of the way in person then focus on deliverables when I'm home.