About TimeBento

Know what time it is for your colleagues, and what the day means to them.

A calendar invite tells you the hour. It doesn't tell you that it's the last evening of Ramadan in Jakarta, the first day of Golden Week in Shanghai, or the Friday between a holiday and the weekend in Warsaw. TimeBento puts those things in view, so a team spread across the world can understand each other a little better and plan with fewer surprises.

Public holidayDiwali in IndiaKnowing it's coming means you won't book the sprint review that day, and you'll know it's a good moment to say "Happy Diwali!"
OccasionRamadanColleagues who fast may prefer meetings earlier in the day. A small change to the agenda is a big sign of respect.
Clock changeEurope goes back an hourYour weekly call with New York moves for a week or two. Better to see it on the grid than find it in an empty meeting room.

Most friction in global teams doesn't come from bad intent. It comes from not knowing. A missed holiday turns into a meeting nobody joins. A quiet week in another country reads as "unresponsive". A greeting that would have meant a lot goes unsaid because nobody was sure it was welcome.

TimeBento is a small tool for that gap. It shows everyone's day side by side, marks what each place is celebrating, and explains it in a few calm sentences: what the day is about, how it affects work, and what you could say.

Why it exists

✦Understand each other through what you celebrate

Holidays say a lot about what people value: family, faith, harvest, independence, remembrance, a fresh start. Every holiday and occasion in TimeBento has a card that explains what is celebrated and why, whether it's a day of joy or of reflection, and how long the break really is.

It's an easy way to learn about your colleagues' cultures, one day at a time, without having to ask someone to explain their own traditions from scratch.

“Talk about it at work, with confidence

Being warm without being intrusive is a balance. The cards say plainly when a greeting is welcome, when a day is solemn and "Happy …" doesn't fit, and when a day is personal and best left for a colleague to bring up. Greetings are in English, with a common local phrase where it helps.

What you could say · Eid al-FitrHappy Eid! Many people also say "Eid Mubarak", meaning "blessed Eid".

◷Schedule across the globe

See at a glance who is in working hours, who is off today, and when time differences are about to change. Meeting suggestions respect each country's own weekend and public holidays, and a link shares the exact slot with everyone, in their own time.

→Plan ahead, not around surprises

A calendar of holidays and occasions for every place on your team helps you place launches, reviews and deadlines around Golden Week, Diwali week, Thanksgiving or the quiet between Christmas and New Year.

Holidays that move with the moon also move your numbers. See how Eid can shift monthly growth.

How we build it

RespectfulDescriptions stay neutral, avoid politics, and are checked against reliable sources and reviewed by a person before they're final.
PrivateNo accounts, no trackers, no cookies. Time zones come from your own browser, and nothing about you leaves the page.
CalmSoft colours, no alarms. The page should make a busy, global week feel a little more under control.
Open by linkThe address is the whole setup. Share it and everyone sees the same places, each with their own time on top.

Put your team's places in the address and see their day, and what it means to them.

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