Just today I had four other people standing around my machine, mostly saying nothing as I tried different things. Over the course of about 45 minutes (and comi

Just today I had four other people standing around my machine, mostly saying nothing as I tried different things. Over the course of about 45 minutes (and coming and going back to their own machines) they each contributed invaluable assistance in resolving the issue. But there were easily gaps of 10 minutes at a time where nothing was said. Were we guilty of the same thing as the construction workers in your example?