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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Manager here- don't list private appts on your work calendar. Just write "Sick Leave- OOO" or "Annual leave- OOO"[/quote]

Yup.  I am a manager and can see all of the calendars of my direct reports.  The point is twofold:  1) know where their time is begin spent (not to micromanage, but to see if I need to adjust resources, or if there is a brewing issue in one area that I should get more involved in, or make sure the right people are involved.) and 2) know when people are out of the office.

That being said, there is a "private function" that people can use that just shows the time as "private."  I can't see them.  But I don't know why people would use them.  Whatever is in there is a still a record that could be accessed at any time.  Just keep the personal stuff off work systems...[/quote]

yup, I manage a team at a company that has a culture of too many meetings/calls and inviting too many people to them.  It’s helpful to look across my team and say “hey, 3 of us don’t need to be on Joe’s hour long call - Chris can you cover it and let us know if anything is needed of us?”. also if trying to schedule something myself, I can see what I am bumping (like, did it end up on their calendars because someone just sent them an unnecessary invite, or do they need to attend).  they use the ‘private’ function if they have something they dont want me to see, even if it’s just a coffee (although I dont think they hide those, they know i dont care)  and I dont think twice about it.[/quote]

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