How do people feel about having a PTO calendar on Google Calendar vs. a document where people just write their name and the dates when they’re out? My current team has very little to no structure so I’m trying to bring more structure. Just don’t want this to be taken as doing something very menial value add that just adds more process/stress to others

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My team at my last company had a central calendar (department events + PTO), and now that I manage a team at my new company, I have everyone send a “free” calendar invitation to the team when they have PTO. It’s so much easier with regards to knowing when to schedule stuff when you have that versus a central document to check.

Honestly a calendar makes it soooo much easier. Been doing it that way for years.

Love a shared OOO calendar. It makes it so much easier to schedule meetings.

I use a PTO calendar on my project

I think a shared calendar actually reduces stress in the long run. Everyone can see everything all the time, all at the same time and everyone can request PTO or meeting times without the confusion and 1000 emails.

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Voting for a shared calendar as well. it adds accountability for each team member since the information is up and available. It even sends notifications 10-15 mins. early before a scheduled event. It's been helpful to me.

Agree on shared calendars - makes it much easier to keep track of, and I think it's a more efficient system personally. We're currently doing it all on Excel and I HATE it. My old place had a shared calendar and it was much better.

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