If you’re working on the east cost and the client is on the west coast, is it too much to ask for them to consider the time difference and not schedule a meeting at 5:30p on a Friday??

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I think that gently reminding a client of the time difference should work!

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Keyword: gently

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I agree that it shouldn’t be a big ask, our team lead doesn’t want to push back on it though and it’s not really my place to raise the concern

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Hahah so passive aggressive

Agree with CloudMed. Have been doing this all of the pandemic.

Client has been very accommodating to not schedule Friday afternoons. It gives both teams a little break from each other

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I’ve done it… I’m just candid that I’m willing to meet but if we could find an alternate time that isn’t friday end of day, no one loves calls then unless critical.

Depends on the client. Some of mine are more accommodating than others.

Yeah personally experience on this is it depends. If the meeting is already set up on everyone’s calendar and by everyone I mean 5+ executive level people, then don’t bother because it’s going to be a coordination headache. If the meeting is with a smaller group of audience, sure propose to change. Even better, if people are just discussing when to touch base next time, then voice out that you are a few hours ahead.

Also, you should be able to feel the temperature on whether your team is just meeting the person from the client for the first time or still building trust, how urgent and prioritized the meeting is, etc. But bottom line, it’s entirely okay to move meetings to accommodate personal situations/commitments

That’s not very late…that’s essentially still the business hours they are paying your for

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