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I think the universal truth is that people have their own lives going on, and you need a way to sync up in order to accomplish goals with other people. That's w
by rday 11y ago
I think the universal truth is that people have their own lives going on, and you need a way to sync up in order to accomplish goals with other people. That's why we set times for meetings.
If you are late for a bus, it leaves. The plane will take off. The walking tour will have walked away.
But I'm supposed to make my wife handle dinner with the kids because 4:00pm really meant 4:25pm and now we'll all be stuck in traffic heading home?
Normally I just listen to audible or finish some work when the other party is late. But when it starts to impact family life I get mad.
- laichzeit0 11y agoYeah that's the biggest issue for me. When you schedule something for a specific time and the other person is late, without letting you know they're going to be late, it's them essentially saying "My time is more important than yours; fuck you, deal."
- fnordfnordfnord 11y agoWhen is a 4:00pm meeting ever a good idea for an office that closes at 5:00?
- rday 11y agoI agree :) We don't really open and close though. Some people get there near 8 and leave near 5. Others 9-6. Very flexible, but one of the downsides of flexibility is concrete scheduling I suppose.
- Dewie3 11y ago> I think the universal truth is that people have their own lives going on, and you need a way to sync up in order to accomplish goals with other people. That's why we set times for meetings. What is not universal is how much value people put in a schedule. And how lax these schedules are. If there even is a schedule.