I don't know how to make it clear what time it is in…
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I don't know how to make it clear what time it is in Arizona to someone who doesn't live here
I feel like after 30 years of living here, I've tried every combination of ways to explain our time zone to people, and no matter what they still get the wrong times for appointments, meetings, etc.
* If I say "MST" or "currently mountain time", they'll enter Mountain Time and be 1 hour off during the summer.
* If I say "PDT" or "currently pacific time" then they'll put Pacific Time and be 1 hour off during the winter.
* If I say "Arizona Time", they'll somehow put in Mountain Time anyways and still be 1 hour off during the summer.
* I've tried saying "Arizona Time (MST/PDT)" and in retrospect that's probably the most confusing combination of letters you can possibly use.
It really doesn't help that Google searching for "MST" and "MDT" will give you the same answer, which is whatever Mountain Time is, and Google has not fixed this for years and years.
It's so painful. I've missed job interviews, had meetings at work get scheduled in the wrong time zones and shift unexpectedly after daylight savings changes, and just otherwise confused anyone outside of Arizona all the time. I think I'm usually the most successful by just trying to force them to use their time zone instead, but that's still not a sure bet for some reason.
How are y'all dealing with this?
#local
I feel like after 30 years of living here, I've tried every combination of ways to explain our time zone to people, and no matter what they still get the wrong times for appointments, meetings, etc.
* If I say "MST" or "currently mountain time", they'll enter Mountain Time and be 1 hour off during the summer.
* If I say "PDT" or "currently pacific time" then they'll put Pacific Time and be 1 hour off during the winter.
* If I say "Arizona Time", they'll somehow put in Mountain Time anyways and still be 1 hour off during the summer.
* I've tried saying "Arizona Time (MST/PDT)" and in retrospect that's probably the most confusing combination of letters you can possibly use.
It really doesn't help that Google searching for "MST" and "MDT" will give you the same answer, which is whatever Mountain Time is, and Google has not fixed this for years and years.
It's so painful. I've missed job interviews, had meetings at work get scheduled in the wrong time zones and shift unexpectedly after daylight savings changes, and just otherwise confused anyone outside of Arizona all the time. I think I'm usually the most successful by just trying to force them to use their time zone instead, but that's still not a sure bet for some reason.
How are y'all dealing with this?
#local
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