8am meetings are difficult enough.
to be sent the meeting request at 3:20am (of course, the person who sent it is in IDC).

usually arriving at 9am, i came in for an 8:30am meeting today, because it was on my calendar yesterday. giving me a mere 5 hour of heads up is on the slight unrealistic side (i have many meetings and projects to get to, rather than to carve out time for the last minute invites)...
but to expect me to know to check my email before 8am and be there, or dial in...

i know i was listed as optional, but the faux pas still exist, you just shouldn't do that... it's disrespectful of people's time and not playing nicely with the 'global peers'.
argh.