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TIFU (update): hosted my first game night and discovered I cannot be trusted with calendar invites

Quick update on my attempt to be a normal social adult. I finally tried to rebuild my social life by hosting a small online game night for a few coworkers. I work remote, so this felt like a big step.

Last week I posted in our team chat, "Hey, if anyone wants to play a chill game Friday night, I will host." People actually responded. Multiple people. I panicked and made a calendar invite so it would look organized and not like I was a golden retriever begging for attention.

Here is where I messed up. I created the invite during my lunch break while half doing a jigsaw puzzle on my desk. I set it for Friday at 7:00, then remembered one coworker is on the west coast and tried to adjust for time zones.

In the process I somehow sent three different invites: one that showed 7:00 PM my time, one that translated to 4:00 PM for them, and a third that went out as 7:00 AM the next day. My calendar looked fine so I did not notice, and I was feeling pretty proud of myself for being social.

Today I got a message at 3:58 PM asking, "Are we still on for 4?" At 6:45 PM another person said, "Grabbing snacks, see you soon." And at 7:05 AM tomorrow, a coworker politely asked if I was okay because I had missed the game night.

I spent the next hour apologizing and admitting I had messed up the invites and, apparently, broken time. The upshot is I am now officially the person who cannot schedule a rectangle.

TL;DR: Tried to host a coworker game night, messed up time zones on the calendar invites, and everyone showed up at different times.

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