I&#x27;m sometimes called to attend meetings to act as a &quot;tech advisor&quot; – in case any technical questions arise they know I&#x27;m physically there so they can grill me all they like.<p>Most of the time, I don&#x27;t say a word during the whole meeting other than &quot;Hello, my name is so-and-so and I&#x27;m a software developer at the company&quot; and then &quot;It was a pleasure meeting you, looking forward to next time!&quot;. I just quietly work away in a corner, pretending to take notes. The project managers feel more confident when they know I&#x27;m there, so I can be there just as well as anywhere else.<p>As long as you&#x27;re not expected to be actively participating, there&#x27;s no harm in not being actively participating.