Cover of The Shared Calendar Mix-up

Diego walks into the meeting room at ten o'clock.

The room is empty, and the lights are off.

He checks his phone and sees no messages yet.

Diego takes a seat and opens his laptop.

He waits for fifteen minutes, but no one comes.

Faye finally walks in a little before eleven.

"Oh! You're already here," she says, surprised.

"I got here at ten," Diego says, confused.

"The invite says eleven," Faye says, showing her phone.

Diego checks his own calendar and frowns.

"Mine says ten," he says, turning the screen toward her.

"Someone changed the meeting time," Faye says.

"I didn't get a notice about a change," Diego says.

Faye scrolls through her email and finds an update.

"Here it is. The time changed yesterday afternoon," she says.

"I think I missed that message," Diego says, shaking his head.

"No problem, we're both here now," Faye says kindly.

She sits down and opens her notebook.

"Let's just start the meeting and save some time," Diego says.

Faye nods and pulls out her notes.

"I'll set a shared reminder for next time," she says.

"That's a good idea," Diego says with a small laugh.

They open the project file and get to work.

🧠 Check your understanding

  1. Why does Diego arrive an hour before Faye?

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    Answer: His calendar still shows the old meeting time

    Diego's calendar still says ten, but the meeting time was changed to eleven.

  2. What caused the mix-up?

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    Answer: The meeting time changed and Diego missed the message

    Faye finds an email that says, "The time changed yesterday afternoon."

  3. What does Faye plan to do next time?

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    Answer: Set a shared reminder

    "I'll set a shared reminder for next time," she says.

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