Proceedings on Calendar Tetris
There are five meetings today. They fit. Between them there are four slots of eleven minutes, nine minutes, seven minutes, and four minutes. These are the only available times for actual work.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CALENDAR REVIEW DATE: Today MATTER: Whether today can technically be described as functional
CHAIR: Walk us through the day.
ATTENDEE: There are five meetings. The first is at 9am. The second is at 10am. The third is at 11:30am. There is a lunch break from 1pm to 1:45pm. A fourth meeting begins at 2pm. A fifth at 4pm.
CHAIR: And the work?
ATTENDEE: The work fits between the meetings. There is an eleven-minute window from 10:51 to 11:02. There is a nine-minute window after lunch. There is a seven-minute window from 3:47 to 3:54. There is also four minutes after the five o'clock meeting, technically, before EOD.
CHAIR: Thirty-one minutes.
ATTENDEE: Across four slots, yes.
CHAIR: Is this how the work was intended to be done?
ATTENDEE: The calendar is technically full.
CHAIR: That is not what I asked.
ATTENDEE: No. This is not how the work was intended to be done.
CHAIR: Is there a plan?
ATTENDEE: The plan is to do the work in the eleven-minute window, the nine-minute window, the seven-minute window, and the four minutes after five. Alternatively, to stay late. Alternatively, to arrive early. Alternatively, to reschedule the work.
CHAIR: Which alternative is being chosen?
ATTENDEE: The calendar is currently being reviewed for tomorrow.
CHAIR: And tomorrow?
ATTENDEE: Tomorrow also technically fits.
CHAIR: This session is adjourned.
ATTENDEE: The eleven minutes starts in three minutes.
CHAIR: Go.