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To throttle the interruptions from people who "just stop by to ask a question", sound out your boss on the idea of fixed "question desk" hours for the group, sa
by everybodyknows 8y ago
To throttle the interruptions from people who "just stop by to ask a question", sound out your boss on the idea of fixed "question desk" hours for the group, say just after lunch. Self-schedule all your shallow-thought tasks into that time slot -- expense and status reports, maybe code reviews.
Kill the two ugly birds with one stone :-}
- jimmy1 8y agoTried it -- we did "office hours" What ended up happening is this, multiple times a day, "Hey, I know it's outside of office hours, but..."
- everybodyknows 8y agoYou need to chat with your boss about enforcement means. Two options for an answer to violators: 1. "Send e-mail or come back during office hours" 2. "Talk to my boss" If you instead yield to the pressure and make an exception, then: a) You'll be inflaming your own sense of aggrieved anger, and b) It'll keep happening.