[benjaminwootton]

Am I the only person who hates receiving calend.ly links?

I know it's unreasonble, but I find it somehow rude when someone asks me to go hunting around in their calendar, even though it's more efficient than agreeing on meeting slots.

I have even passed on some good opportunities simply because I have an aversion to calend.ly!

[nrmitchi]

I don't particularly mind it, mostly because as you mentioned, it is much easier, as long as the sender is aware that it doesn't always work; a Calendly link isn't the solution to every scheduling situation.

It also has to be sent with some sort of message/introduction, otherwise yes, it does feel like I'm being pushed aside.

Finally, the person sending the Calendly link has to keep their calendar actually up to date. There is nothing worse than setting an appointment through Calendly, and then being told "Oh sorry, I actually have a conflict".

I think the "rudeness" interpretation comes from an interpretation that the person sending it "doesn't care enough", which isn't always true.

[ryanar]

That problem is being solved by Derrick Reimer with https://savvycal.com/

[jokethrowaway]

I'm intrigued by the proposition but I don't understand in which way this is any different from calendly.

That said, despite a brief first negative emotional response (like the parent said, it kind of feels impersonal), my rational side appreciates the convenience of calendly and not having to type more emails to agree on time.

[thewojo]

I’m the opposite. I hate when people don’t use Calendly or the like. The back and forth is time consuming. I like the ability to choose a time and always receive a calendar invite (so I don’t have to create one).

[michaelbuckbee]

I have an aversion to sending them and always say: "Hey, I'm happy to work a time out over email, or if it's easier for you here's my [link]"