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I'm not sure why people asking questions in the office is considered a bad thing. Sure, if they are inane questions not related to stuff you or they are working

I'm not sure why people asking questions in the office is considered a bad thing. Sure, if they are inane questions not related to stuff you or they are working on, then yes, that could get really annoying. But if people are asking questions that help them get work done or to clarify some aspect of something they are working on, isn't that kind of a good thing? By working from home and avoiding distractions caused by other people's questions, it seems like you trading other people's productivity (you are making it harder for them to get answers to their questions) in order to boost your own.

bmj 17y ago
I'm not saying that people asking work-related questions is a Bad Thing(TM)--I'm saying the assertion that you can easily get into a distraction-free groove in the office is not necessarily true. It might be true in the case of a small start-up, but I've never found it to be the case in my experience (and I've never worked in an office with more than 40 or 50 people). At home, I can close to the door to our "office" and everyone knows that I am not to be disturbed. At the office, I'm in an open cube plan, so short of doing some sort of jwz-style camo netting, it's harder to convey "leave me alone."