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I moved office to the other side of the site, up some stairs an into a (admittedly vast) office with no windows in part because of this, people don't get progra
by noir_lord 9y ago
I moved office to the other side of the site, up some stairs an into a (admittedly vast) office with no windows in part because of this, people don't get programmers, your 5 minute non-important (to either of us) interruption costs me 15-20 minutes of lost productivity after you walk away from my desk.
I have a phone on my desk that is set to flash, not ring and only then if it's the boss, everyone else just silently rings (and then I get an email a few minutes later "tried ringing, anyway about <unimportant thing>".
- HillaryBriss 9y agoand, because of their insatiable personal need to communicate by talking (instead of researching the internal wiki, bug database, or documentation on the network), these people become bulls in a china shop. and they don't have a clue how destructive they are. it's such a great example of clashing perspectives. they think they're being friendly and reasonable. the hapless and frustrated programmer thinks they're ignorant, lazy, and annoying.
- loco5niner 9y agoLucky you. I would love to be able to make that move.
- noir_lord 9y agoApart from the codebase I inherited I love everything about this job, decent money, 9-5, I get (gently) bollocked for staying late, technical freedom, hardware budget. Best programming job I've ever had and for someone who was damn close to burnout it feels like a holiday!