I've created "appointment slots" in the Google Calendar web-interface; they show up as events with a little 'four-square' icon next to their name:
Unfortunately, these 'events' aren't showing up in external calendar applications, like Fantastical for macOS:
How, exactly, is one intended to work with "appointment slots?" Does anybody have a suggested workflow, especially if you aren't someone who ever opens the actual Google webapp or interacts with it in any way?