^^ title says it all. Looking to see what parts people hate the most, and what could be made easier.
Ask HN: What is the most annoying part of scheduling meetings?
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Re: Ask HN: What is the most annoying part of scheduling meetings?
#2Coordinating the best available time for all, esp with folks at diff companies.
Re: Ask HN: What is the most annoying part of scheduling meetings?
#3Having the people I need available be available.
When important stuff needs to be discussed, it's often red all day with no or very small gaps.
Re: Ask HN: What is the most annoying part of scheduling meetings?
#4No easy way to fight against them happening. Can I spend $40 on my productivity? Not easily. Can I spend $1000 on a meeting? Trivially.
Re: Ask HN: What is the most annoying part of scheduling meetings?
#5No easy way to fight against them happening. Can I spend $40 on my productivity? Not easily. Can I spend $1000 on a meeting? Trivially.
Interesting. Do you end up just accepting the meetings or do you try to push back?
Re: Ask HN: What is the most annoying part of scheduling meetings?
#6Coordinating the best available time for all, esp with folks at diff companies.
I think the back and forth is one of the most time-consuming parts. How do you manage it?
Re: Ask HN: What is the most annoying part of scheduling meetings?
#7Having the people I need available be available. When important stuff needs to be discussed, it's often red all day with no or very small gaps.
How much of this issue is availability vs just getting them to respond and commit to the meeting?
Re: Ask HN: What is the most annoying part of scheduling meetings?
#8Coordinating the best available time for all, esp with folks at diff companies.
I think the back and forth is one of the most time-consuming parts. How do you manage it?
Yup. It’s the back and forth.
We offer a number of times/dates and if it’s a high profile meeting we have to block them all on our side until they respond. It’s a lot of steps for something that could be automated somehow, especially if there are key folks who may need to change at the last moment.
Re: Ask HN: What is the most annoying part of scheduling meetings?
#9Having to solve the availability constraint manually. "Next earliest" could be a button click.
Say the meeting's been sent, and someone has an exception. Should be a single click again for next-next earliest.
This would solve most of my one-off meet needs.
Re: Ask HN: What is the most annoying part of scheduling meetings?
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think the back and forth is one of the most time-consuming parts. How do you manage it?
Yup. It’s the back and forth. We offer a number of times/dates and if it’s a high profile meeting we have to block them all on our side until they respond. It’s a lot of steps for something that could be automated somehow, especially if there are key folks who may need to change at the last moment.
How many emails does it usually take for you to lock something in? And do you end up following up manually if they don’t respond?