TL;DR: Your calendar is a key part of communicating your work schedule with the team. We ask that you keep your calendar up-to-date, so uizards when can see when you’re available to hop on a call or to schedule some time directly in your calendar

Our Take on Calendars

Your calendar is a key part of communicating your work schedule with the team. We ask that you keep your calendar up-to-date, so uizards when can see when you’re available to hop on a call or to schedule some time directly in your calendar (say goodbye to back-and-forths in Slack to figure out a time 👋)

With that said, each team might work a bit differently. Make sure to chat with your team about how they approach work together (stand-ups, brainstorming, sprint planning, retros, etc.) which can affect your calendar.

Pro Tips for Your Calendar

Here are the pro tips for managing your calendar on a remote-first team:

• Set your working hours & location. This is important since we work in different time zones and want to be intentional about when we schedule meetings.
• Modify Google Calendar notifications
• Add yourself to all the relevant team and org-wide meetings. Not sure which ones? Check with your manager or buddy to help you get set up.
• Block time for focused work during the week on your calendar.
• Add your out-of-office (OOO) days to your calendar so people don’t accidentally book time when you’re away.
• Schedule meetings for your most unproductive time. Sounds counter-intuitive but low-energy times are generally best for meeting with people, whereas high-energy periods are best for focused work.
• Schedule your breaks, just like you schedule your important meetings.

🌟 Resources:

• 5 Google Calendar features every remote or hybrid team needs
• Google Calendar help center