Issue with the new "Working Elsewhere" status in Outlook (Office 365) and the Meeting Page

[PAtlan]

In Office 365, MSoft has included a new status : "Working Elsewhere", for when you're free but working remotely.

Unfortunately, it seems only Outlook for the web and the (awful) Outlook New Experience can understand this status. Outlook Desktop (Old Experience) sees it as a an all-day busy slot.

And of course, Hubspot's meeting planner sees it that way too: it won't give out meeting spots on the days you're declared as "Working Elsewhere". 

So I guess this is as much a word of caution as a question: if you start using "working elsewhere", you're hubspot meeting calendar won't work anymore. 

I've raised a ticket, and been told that the devs are looking into it. 

But as anyone else encountered this issue ? Are there any workarounds out there?

Thanks! 

[blangt]

I have the same problem and have lodged an idea with HubSpot but in actuality it is a product issue that they should fix.

Did you ever get a response to this?

[MiaSrebrnjak]

Hi @PAtlan,

thank you for raising this topic in the Community! 

I don't use Outlook, but I wanted to tag a couple of other Community users to see if they've found a workaround:

hi @LaurenRyan, @Josh, @Jud-Millar, @JDove, are you maybe also using the"Working Elsewhere" status In Office 365? Thanks!

Cheers
Mia, Community Team