Meetings

“Let's get some time on the calendar”

Your schedule is now a group project. Nobody is proposing a date, which means the scheduling labour lands on you.

How it gets used

Said at the end of a conversation that could have finished right there. It creates a second meeting about having the first meeting.

Three ways to answer “Let's get some time on the calendar”

Brutally Honest Translation

I want a meeting but I won't check anyone's availability, so you will all do that for me.

Supreme Court Polite

May we arrange a session at a time convenient to all parties to continue this discussion?

Passive-Aggressive Retaliation

Will do. I'll send a poll with my available slots and hold us to the shortest one that works.

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