This would seem to be a language-issue, so essentially "How do I tell my boss we are spending, in my opinion, too much time in meetings?"

What I would say is this: On a Friday, email Boss:

Hey Boss, you know I just checked and this week I spent 27 hours in meetings. I have a concern that that is too much time for a programmer to spend in meetings. What do you think?"

The key points are

1. FACTUAL only. NO theories, anger, passion.

2. Keep it brief, brief, brief, and then edit it shorter, then cut out any unnecessary poarts, then edit it shorter.

3. Always end with a question.

So that's it.

ALSO: totally forget your calendar idea, never do that. Never do anything that is even slightly tricky, smart-ass, "clever". Totally set aside that idea; don't do it, forget it.

This would seem to be a language-issue, so essentially "How do I tell my boss we are spending, in my opinion, too much time in meetings?"

What I would say is this: On a Friday, email Boss:

Hey Boss, you know I just checked and this week I spent 27 hours in meetings. I have a concern that that is too much time for a programmer to spend in meetings. What do you think?"

The key points are

1. FACTUAL only. NO theories, NO anger, NO passion, NO suggestions, NO plans, NO overview. Just STATE THE FACT.

2. Keep it brief, brief, brief, and then edit it shorter, then cut out any unnecessary poarts, then edit it shorter.

3. Always end with a question.

So that's it.

ALSO: totally forget your calendar idea, never do that. Never do anything that is even slightly tricky, smart-ass, "clever". Totally set aside that idea; don't do it, forget it.