Shoutout to the digital nomad who taught me this time zone hack

Honestly, I was always late for calls when I moved between places like Thailand and Portugal. Tbh, my manager got annoyed because I missed a team sync last month. Ngl, it was stressing me out. Then a friend showed me to add a second clock for my home office time on my phone. Now I check both times before setting any meeting. It made my work life way easier and my coworkers stopped complaining. You should try it if you travel a lot for work.

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hugo_cooper1mo agoMost Upvoted

What other time zone fixes did you try before this hack?

karen_owens1mo ago

Tried manually switching my phone setting every single time I crossed a state line, which was a huge pain. Even messed with adding a second time zone widget to my home screen, but it kept showing the wrong one. My work calendar would still auto-schedule meetings in the old zone and ruin my day. That's why this hack felt like a real fix, not just another band-aid.

emery_lane1mo agoTop Commenter

Is this time zone problem really worth all the stress? My phone fixes itself when I fly somewhere new. People get worked up over a wrong clock setting, but it's just a simple switch. Your calendar can show two zones at once, so what's the big deal? It seems like we're blowing it out of proportion. If that hack helps you, fine, but is it actually that serious?