For me it’s the feeling of too many options, that some options may be less convenient for the other person than they initially would think, and that I have to try to understand this interface (IT aversion) instead of replying normally (even just clicking on the link feels annoying).
I think that for many , it’s primarily the act of sending a calendly link that is off-putting (for social, potentially status-related, reasons), rather than the experience of interacting with the software. My hunch is that people don’t have the same aversion to, e.g. Doodle, which is more symmetric (it’s not that one person sends their preferences to the other, but everyone lists their preferences). (But you may be different.)
I personally have this tech aversion to Calendly and Doodle specifically, but not to other, similar tools that I find more user-friendly, such as When2Meet. The main reason is that I would much prefer a “week view” rather than having to click on each date to reveal the available slots. That said, Calendly is still my most preferred option for scheduling meetings.
I have the same!
For me it’s the feeling of too many options, that some options may be less convenient for the other person than they initially would think, and that I have to try to understand this interface (IT aversion) instead of replying normally (even just clicking on the link feels annoying).
I think that for many , it’s primarily the act of sending a calendly link that is off-putting (for social, potentially status-related, reasons), rather than the experience of interacting with the software. My hunch is that people don’t have the same aversion to, e.g. Doodle, which is more symmetric (it’s not that one person sends their preferences to the other, but everyone lists their preferences). (But you may be different.)
FWIW, I do have this kind of tech aversion. Not to calendly, which I use a lot, but to other similar (and similarly easy to use) interfaces.
I personally have this tech aversion to Calendly and Doodle specifically, but not to other, similar tools that I find more user-friendly, such as When2Meet. The main reason is that I would much prefer a “week view” rather than having to click on each date to reveal the available slots. That said, Calendly is still my most preferred option for scheduling meetings.
Would you be fine with Claire’s suggestion? This one:
Sure!