How do you politely decline a Zoom invite? You're going to have to use your best judgment based on your circumstance. And there are other meetings, where you really actually are going to politely wait for the responses of the other people to acknowledge that you're leaving. There are some meetings where you can just give your 'Okay guys, I gotta go. You really should, at the next break in conversation, raise your hand and say, 'Hey guys, I have to take off but take care' and then just click 'leave meeting.' If you can, wait for a few goodbyes and acknowledgment, but that particular piece of advice is need-dependent.

If you haven't done that, it is definitely not a good idea to just hit 'leave meeting' and drop out of the call without saying anything. At the very start of a call or even in the email or text setting up a call, you can let people know, 'Hey, I might have to drop out if the baby wakes up or when my so and so arrives.' Whatever it is, you're setting up at the very start of the call that you may have to drop out early, and you'll just give a wave and leave the meeting.

Lizzie Post: Parting well is still good etiquette, and there are two ways that I've seen it done really well. Refinery29: How do you politely leave a Zoom meeting?

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