How do I migrate my work google calendar to my own google calendar?
October 26, 2022 10:19 AM Subscribe
I'm changing jobs. I currently have things like doctor's appointments, school events etc. in my work calendar which is using Google. I need to transfer those over into my own google calendar. And I think the new job will use Outlook. Is there a way to move these to my own google calendar and/or into Outlook? Or What's best practice here so that my non-old-job calendar events don't get lost in the shuffle and do get accessible from work at the new job?
If you have Google Calendar opened in a browser window with both the work calendar and the personal calendar there, for each event, the three vertical dots menu will let you copy an event from one calendar to another. (It may not work depending on how locked down your work account is.) Near the three dots, there's also a mail icon, and you can also email event details to yourself and repopulate them in your own calendar from there.
posted by Leontine at 11:04 AM on October 26, 2022
posted by Leontine at 11:04 AM on October 26, 2022
You can export your Google calendar events, then import them into another Google calendar or import them into Outlook.
Once you've added them to your personal Google calendar - which is probably safest, as it means you'll always have access - you can share that calendar with your work Outlook (if your new company lets you do that).
posted by underclocked at 11:05 AM on October 26, 2022 [2 favorites]
Once you've added them to your personal Google calendar - which is probably safest, as it means you'll always have access - you can share that calendar with your work Outlook (if your new company lets you do that).
posted by underclocked at 11:05 AM on October 26, 2022 [2 favorites]
I have my work calendar show up on Google, but if I have something like a personal doctor's appointment during work I have to manually add it to Outlook. It's a tricky problem.
posted by mecran01 at 12:55 PM on October 26, 2022
posted by mecran01 at 12:55 PM on October 26, 2022
What's best practice here so that my non-old-job calendar events don't get lost in the shuffle and do get accessible from work at the new job?
My way of handling this isn't exactly graceful, but I have multiple google calendars, two that I use mostly, one work (managed through my work google account) and one personal (managed through my personal google account), and then I share them with each other so I can make changes from either account. I have a very strong division between work and personal, partly so that I can turn off my work calendar and look only at personal stuff and vice versa, and partly because I share some of my work calendar with folks at work.
If I have a personal event during the workday that I need on my work calendar, I create a placeholder event in my work calendar. Depending on how personal it is, I might just write "Out" or "Medical appointment," for example. Then in my personal calendar, I create an event with the details I need.
I highly recommend separating work and personal calendars, even if it means you have to double entry some personal stuff during the work day, as it means that, for example, if you need to look at your personal calendar on the weekend, you're not necessarily having to go into work mode.
Also, it avoids this problem you're having now down the road, when for things you've scheduled in advance and need to look back on or things in the future.
posted by bluedaisy at 1:58 PM on October 26, 2022
My way of handling this isn't exactly graceful, but I have multiple google calendars, two that I use mostly, one work (managed through my work google account) and one personal (managed through my personal google account), and then I share them with each other so I can make changes from either account. I have a very strong division between work and personal, partly so that I can turn off my work calendar and look only at personal stuff and vice versa, and partly because I share some of my work calendar with folks at work.
If I have a personal event during the workday that I need on my work calendar, I create a placeholder event in my work calendar. Depending on how personal it is, I might just write "Out" or "Medical appointment," for example. Then in my personal calendar, I create an event with the details I need.
I highly recommend separating work and personal calendars, even if it means you have to double entry some personal stuff during the work day, as it means that, for example, if you need to look at your personal calendar on the weekend, you're not necessarily having to go into work mode.
Also, it avoids this problem you're having now down the road, when for things you've scheduled in advance and need to look back on or things in the future.
posted by bluedaisy at 1:58 PM on October 26, 2022
Following on the "add a placeholder to your work calendar" advise- I've started taking half days for doctors appointments because I'm bad about using sick/vacation. I block out either the entire morning or afternoon on my work calendar and have the actual appointment on my personal calendar.
posted by noloveforned at 5:07 PM on October 26, 2022
posted by noloveforned at 5:07 PM on October 26, 2022
I use underclocked's method, my employer won't let me make a direct connection. So every Friday I export next week's work outlook calendar, log into google, and upload them into my personal google calendar. The only issue I have is recurring events get fubared when one instance is edited, like if this week's meeting is starting half an hour later than usual the google version just says 'my event' with no details or zoom link.
posted by buildmyworld at 8:13 AM on October 27, 2022
posted by buildmyworld at 8:13 AM on October 27, 2022
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posted by koahiatamadl at 10:51 AM on October 26, 2022