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This is such a terrible idea that would cause so much confusion. I’m suprised someone always mentions this suggestion in time zone discussions. How would being

by wil421 8y ago

This is such a terrible idea that would cause so much confusion. I’m suprised someone always mentions this suggestion in time zone discussions. How would being on the same time help anyone trying to coordinate? Instead of remembering Australia is X hours ahead you would have to memorize the exact time business starts/ends in every locale.

Nullabillity 8y ago
Which you have to do anyway, because not everyone works 8-17.
- ddingus 8y ago
  Not really. Just use a safe zone inside general hours.
  - matz1 8y ago
    No, you still need to know the other person safe zone is.
    - ddingus 8y ago
      In rare cases; otherwise, business day convention, right along with a ton of other conventions make local timezones a total win. Going with one time for everyone would require a lot more information. I work across zones and continents a lot. This is not hard. Besides, moot point. One time stamp will never fly politically. I will not support an effort to attempt it either.
      - matz1 8y ago
        Different business have different business day and different open hour. Either way you still have to Look up this information. China got this right with one time zone. I will support the effort to attempt this.
        ddingus 8y ago
        Good luck. China is one nation. Having done that, of course lookups are always needed. They are not in most places.
        matz1 8y ago
        > China is one nation Got to to start from somewhere.
- Spivak 8y ago
  Okay, someone tells you they work the night shift -- what time that happens is location dependent and involves you looking up sunrise/sunset and guessing from there. Or you could just have time zones.
  - SquareWheel 8y ago
    You have to look it up either way. This just makes it easier to communicate.