Every day is full on my schedule until next March, sorry.
How's Tuesday in April?
I'm at work.
What about Wednesday?
Still working
And Thursday?
Believe it or not, work.
I confidently answer "yes that's perfect thank you so much" knowing full well that it is in fact not perfect every time
Google calendar literally changed my life. They ask me if I’m available in 6 months, I am pulling up my calendar and adding that immediately. Now I know that on that day, I am booked for an hour.
I wish that it had better reminders though. I don't want a little polite notification area message for events, I want an alarm.
Also it hangs around until you remember to cancel it. So sometimes you have reminders to buy some milk that's been on screen for 8 months.
Same. Google Assistant is pretty good with calendar too. I now just say hey Google set an appointment for June 4th next year at 2pm called nostril doctor. And most of the time she listens
Had a dermatologist appointment today. The receptionist asked me with a straight face if 2 PM on Tuesday in June of 2025 would work.
Honestly think it's a fair question. Check your calendar. Maybe you had a wedding that day. Maybe you normally work from 8-5 and would prefer to go at 7am. Maybe you had vacation planned.
I have a schedule that has events going out until 6+ months from now. How do you survive with adult responsibilities without doing that?
By not having so many events I need to schedule them 6 months out. You should give it a try, works wonders.
So you don't schedule any doctor appointments and never buy tickets to concerts or other events in the future? Huh....
Not 6+ months out why tf would I have to wait 6 months for a Dr's appointment?? The only thing I schedule that far in advance is a holiday at a destination that takes longer than 5 hours to drive to.
I think this is the difference between people living in super populated areas, and more rural ones. I have no issue getting a close appointment in Ohio, but it’s much more difficult in Los Angeles (w/o going to the ER).
For immediate concerns that you don’t schedule if your primary care is busy you go to walk in clinics.
There’s options in those areas since they understand the need for them.
It’s weird, here there’s walk ins that also double as primary care, there’s walkins that just do that, and there’s primary care that just do that.
So I always knew about walkins as my doctor did both. If he was booked I could go as a walk-in and maybe see them, or it would be another doctor.
In Germany for specialists it's quite normal.
My dermatologist only makes appointments 3 to 6 months in advance. Same with my pulmonologist. I heard psychologist appointments are often enough between one and two years in advance (if you want to start a new therapy).
Vacation is another such thing. Some employers require you to plan your vacation time at the beginning of the year so they don't end up with a whole department being gone at the same time. Of course I need to factor that into my calender then so I don't put other appointments/promises in there.
Weddings and large birthday parties are also often announced and planned far ahead. I need to block that in my calender as well.
And so on.
Usually you schedule your next appointment when you're finishing the first one so you don't forget. Then they'll send you a bunch of reminder texts leading up to it lol
I used to live like that, then I moved to a big city. Literally any event you want to go to is sold out six months to a year in advance. You have to make plans or you'll never be able to attend anything. Even good restaurants are booked solid for 3 weeks. You either make reservations for next month, or you slip them $50 at the hostess station for a chance to eat, which is wasteful and douchey.
Or vacations? Or family events? Or camping trips with friends? Music festivals? Conferences? Presentations, working group meetings, etc. for work?
I've never had an issue of getting a doctor appointment within a couple of weeks. Dentists are the only one that keeps the very regular rhythm, and a have multiple reminders within the three weeks before so I can get time off.
As I go to a lot of hard rock/metal shows every year, I've grown to dislike the idea of assigned seating and prefer to stand. Most are also lesser known, so I tend to be able to get my tickets the week of, if not the day before.
No kidding. At least with writing in my dentist appointment that far out, I can plan around it, or reschedule if it conflicts. I know plenty of people though that just keep everything in a mental schedule, and they are constantly scrambling.
That just sounds like someone trying to do far more than they are capable of. Real schedule or mental it would all still need to be reconfigured when something comes up, which it always does unless you just ignore everything else that’s not on your list…..
I have adhd so unfortunately my ability to manage time is literally handicapped. The further ahead something is scheduled, the more difficult it is for me to keep track of and remember.
By flying by the seat of your pants. A plan is just a list of stuff to go wrong. Sick kid and now you’re with them at home trying to figure out which appointments to move instead of just dealing with each week as it comes.
How often does everything work out in your schedule for a day? Week? Month? Because if you say more than once you’ve got a seriously wayyyy to easy going life apparently.
I do this all the time + my director level duties at work + raising a 3.5 year old.
It's quite easy to deal with and you just need to shift a few days if something comes up.
It's not like you are planning a full day a year out. It's typically vacation or doctors appointment or birthday type event.
Of course moving the stuff around is easy. What’s even easier it not needing to do it since not everything is planned.
The whole point is it requires time to move stuff, time a lot of people just don’t have it. It sounds like with your job you’re able to do planning while working. Most people need to do it in their extremely limited free time.
Of course everyone schedules that stuff out ahead of time, but not 6 months out and every day planned out like the original comment said.
Nah, I definitely believe you are definitely the edge case here. I have literally never met a person with the hectic life you describe. Planning it out makes it easier to manage anyway 🤷♂️.
I don’t have a hectic life? I’m saying is people would rather use that time “wasted “ dealing with fixing schedules and dealing with calls to move appointments doing other productive stuff.
What it productive is up to each individual person.
Play a video game or drink with friends or stress about a schedule that will absolutely change? That’s a no brainer, enjoy scheduling the impossible while I have fun gaming and dealing with the ship that comes on its own regardless of my planning.
I’m with you on this. Routine visits are always booked 6+ months in advance and I’d totally lose track if I didn’t keep a calendar for my life lol
No? Get the sonic toothbrush and actually floss. Beyond that, just get some dental picks on Amazon for like $15. The checkup is just extra.
I do and I do. I'd rather have a professional clean my teeth with picks. And it only cost like $25 and takes 30 min. And it's not covered since it's a 3rd cleaning.
I can honestly say that I've never known a dentist nor hygienist to work more than 4 days per week. Therefore, I assume you're pulling my leg! /s (I really have never known a dental pro that works more than 4 days per week though.)
The smart ones work 4 days a week! I work as an assistant in a larger practice with a few docs, so there’s always a doc in the house ;-)
I got ADHD so ANYTHING that needs to be remembered for later goes in Google calendar, or it ceases to exist 20 minutes after being told about it
I'm one of those assholes who has to negotiate dates and times even 4 months or a year out. I live by my calendar and my schedule is always packed M-F.
Organization is the opposite of burn out for me. I get burned out when my day is chaotic and lacks structure. I've been in my field a long time and know how to work best for my needs.
If you plan more than what your physical or mental health allows, it may still end up like that.
I'm a stranger on the internet, I think I know what's best for you better than you do.
I always say, "Um, I think so. I guess schedule it and I'll cancel it later if I have to?" Then there's an awkward silence while they put it into the system.
Worst part of the dentist by far.
I guess that's better than what happened to me:
Went to the doctor for a raptured eat drum, the checkup (free of charge) was in two weeks but the secretary won't take appointments unless it's within the week, so when I called she said she was full and set up one for next week (how hard was doing that 2 weeks ago...). When I went for the appointment the doctor tired to charge me 1/2 of a regular visit since it took me way too long for the checkup...
And? Use a damn calendar. It's really not that hard to know if you're free. I have stuff scheduled a year out.
Seriously, it's like my external memory. Put in appointment or reminder and totally forget about it until it pops up.
Yeah but I have levels of priority. I book holidays and weddings 6 months out, I don't want to block out an entire morning just so I can go to the dentists in 6 months. What if several months down the line something more important comes up and I have to rearrange the appointment? Which by the way always happens because it's like 6 months out and that's plenty of time for random fate to throw me something.
So I always end up rearranging these damn appointments anyway so why can't they just not require me to book them that far out?
That's socialized medicine for you.
I lived through that shit in Germany until I left, and I was almost gonna die because of it once. Now where I live, most my appointments are next day or two, including instant x ray, ultra sound, while MRI and CT takes 3-5 days at most.
I know people who waited for months to get an MRI in Europe. X ray easily takes 2 weeks if not months unless it's an emergency.
I know gynecologist appointments for some people went for 6+ months.
I guess people made their choice. Enjoy the free medicine you always wanted. No hate. Just enjoyment. It's just fun to watch.
That's bad socialized medicine. But sure, private medicine is objectively better than underfunded socialized medicine, if you belong to the minority of people who can afford it. Congrats!
I'm pretty sure they triage things. If you are actually going to die if you didn't see a doctor immediately I don't think they'd go no come back in 3 weeks.
That's capitalized medicine. When care must be profitable, that's what you get. Rarity makes profit. The socialised part in the example only means that everyone suffers the same, unlike with full liberalism where the poors can die for the rich to benefit from the service.
