I'm sure it varies by companies/industries but I've noticed it's become normalized to be double/triple booked on meetings.
It's also no longer enough to communicate to certain people through email. You're apparently not doing enough if you don't follow up 5 times, message them, mention in meetings, then walk up to them in person because this person is too busy. Why am I expected to do that again and why is this normal now? And why is the other person not held accountable for basically ignoring you because they are too busy? To be fair, some people are too overwhelmed and that's not acceptable. It's unfair to them and everyone else.
Companies refuse to slow down and hire more so people are not in this predicament but you know, profits...
Venting this because if I really cared, I should probably "complain" to their boss and their boss, just so that I can do my job properly. I'm not doing that though because it's not worth the negative exposure and I'm too tired to "strategize" politically. I'll just let things slip then get blamed months later, then it is what it is!