I disagree. It is different because showing up late effectively robs another group of people of their time. You can always say, “hey I have to duck out at a quarter til, so…”
In any case, it’s probably best to make all meetings 50 minutes long instead of scheduling in blocks of hours. I always set speedy meetings on in Google Cal.
> It is different because showing up late effectively robs another group of people of their time.
In a way that is no different then leaving sooner. Missing start is no more harming then missing end.
Plus, if it robs so much, then check out with people prior organizing it. Or whoever is organizing the meeting should. In an ideal world, the meeting that was scheduled second without regard of already existing schedule should be one where people miss part.
> it’s probably best to make all meetings 50 minutes long instead of scheduling in blocks of hours.
Imo, ideal is to have maximum run time determined. It is perfectly ok to have and schedule short meetings.
The issue here is in scheduling. Forcing people to leave other meetings early is no different then coming late to this one.
And at minimum, by the start of the meeting you can choose which topic to start with.