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If none of that works, I just find another job with a more committed focus on people.
I end up telling people I can’t come to some meetings, or can’t meet certain deadlines... I try to do this as early as it’s apparent. I try to be as emphatic as possible, but also willing to brainstorm with them on other solutions to my scheduling problems. Some idea might be delegating work or descoping deliverables. If none of that works, I just find another job with a more committed focus on people.
If you're attending meetings, you're most likely not doing work towards deadlines, and someone asking for you to do both may need to be reminded of that. Blocking out time in your schedule to work may be effective, depending on meeting culture.
Do try to avoid being distracted, and get work done well during the business day that's available, but don't over stress about deadlines missed because someone scheduled you for excess meetings when you needed to be working.
At some point in your career, you may have enough clout to just skip meetings. Some companies are meeting heavy, and that might not be apparent during the interview, but IMHO, it's super draining to lots of meetings, especially meetings with more than a few people, and usually the more people, the less productive, and of course, the bigger productivity loss from people * work they could have been doing instead.
Also check what your priorities are to ensure your not wasting time