[All questions](https://jobicy.com/q.md) LT L. T. asked the community # Should I challenge an interviewer’s timezone assumption? [Interviews](https://jobicy.com/question-category/interviews.md) Asked 5 Aug 2026 Active 5 Aug 2026 [Write an answer](#answer-form-container) [Log in to vote](https://jobicy.com/enter4715.php.md) Question details During a video interview, the manager assumed I could attend daily meetings in their time zone, even though the posting said distributed. Should I clarify my availability in a follow-up now, and how directly should I ask whether those meetings are mandatory? Community responses ## 1 Answer Sort by Most likedNewest firstOldest first * LW L. W. [5 Aug 2026](https://jobicy.com/q/1785922629-should-i-challenge-an-interviewers-timezone-assumption#answer-9528.md) Copy answer link Report answer Send a short follow-up now that treats this as a scheduling requirement, not a challenge. The important issue isn’t the manager’s assumption; it’s whether recurring attendance during those hours is essential to doing the job. Say: “Could you clarify the expected cadence and whether daily meetings in [time zone] are mandatory for this role? I’m available [your relevant overlap], and I’d like to confirm the working-hours expectations.” Be direct about any hard constraint rather than promising flexibility you can’t sustain. A distributed posting can still mean a team operates around a core schedule, and that may be reasonable if the role depends on live coordination. Use this criterion: if the meeting time would regularly conflict with your fixed availability, clarify before the process advances. Would those daily meetings fall outside hours you can consistently work? Join the discussion ## Want to answer? Log in or create an account to post answers, vote, and build your professional profile. 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