When people reply maybe/tentative to your calendar invites, should you just assume that it means a no?

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Assume it means tentative/ maybe

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That ain’t US GAAP

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It means they too busy for your ish and you should feel honored if they show

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If they’re the highest ranking person on the invite and it’s not something they NEED to attend (like say you invited the senior manager to a status meeting that the manager could just run instead), then tentative means they’ll play it by ear and show up if they have nothing better to do. If it’s critical that the person attends, then it’s rude for them to respond tentative without an explanation (like “I’m waiting on another meeting to get scheduled, I’ll know tomorrow if I can make this”). In which case, I’d just email or ping them and ask if they want you to reschedule.

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No means no.
Maybe means no.
YEAAAAaaaaah means no.
yeaAAAAAAH means no
Yes is a maybe.

Oh shoot dating not work 😭😭

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Lil Jon replying to invites: “YEEEAHHH” “OKAY”

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70/30 they don’t show

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I usually reply to them and ask them to give me a definitive answer. Maybe/tentative is not an answer

In the words of the great Jack Johnson:

"It seems to me that maybe
It pretty much always means no"

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