points by jprjr_ 20 hours ago | 0 comments
Going with UTC doesn't work all that well.
Time zones give a rough idea of where the sun is and whether people are more likely to be asleep or not.
Like I know if I schedule a meeting at 8am in New York, that's 5am in California so I'm unlikely get people from California to attend. Or at least it's pretty rude of me to expect people in California to attend
If I schedule a meeting at 12 UTC - that gives no indication of where the sun is in New York or California (or anywhere).
The fact is people tend to do things with the sun is up and sleep when it's down. Time zones are a compromise so your clock is still kind of in sync with the sun while still being able to synchronize with larger areas.
[–] OroPla 20 hours ago
[–] myersj 15 hours ago
One person with a weird schedule has absolutely nothing, at all, to do with how the vast, overwhelming number of people in the world work. Come on.
[–] OroPla 13 hours ago
My schedule isn't particularly weird and I've got plenty of colleagues working even later than me.
Or, we could skip the meeting. I won't mind.