It's too bad this didnt lead to a discussion, I'd be curious to know what different people think.
I like Calendly a lot, it saves a lot of time, certainly more than some more polite scheduling method.
But asking others to find time in your calendar definitely has a power dynamic aspect to it, even if it shouldn't. It's the same as someone asking you to find time in a shared calendar at work (even though that in principle is worse, because the requester could have done the same in that case).
Maybe the solution is a more widely used calendar standard, where you can ask people to share their availability and find a time yourself.
Bottom line, if I was doing any kind of jockeying for power and someone sent me their calendly, I'd ignore it. On a day to day basis, it's easier, but you're showing your lower status vs the requester, even if that's as stupid as it sounds.
I like Calendly a lot, it saves a lot of time, certainly more than some more polite scheduling method.
But asking others to find time in your calendar definitely has a power dynamic aspect to it, even if it shouldn't. It's the same as someone asking you to find time in a shared calendar at work (even though that in principle is worse, because the requester could have done the same in that case).
Maybe the solution is a more widely used calendar standard, where you can ask people to share their availability and find a time yourself.
Bottom line, if I was doing any kind of jockeying for power and someone sent me their calendly, I'd ignore it. On a day to day basis, it's easier, but you're showing your lower status vs the requester, even if that's as stupid as it sounds.