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Can I ask what kind of remote work you do, tunesmith? Perhaps some kinds of work are more sensitive to interruptions than others.
by laughinghan 8y ago
Can I ask what kind of remote work you do, tunesmith?
Perhaps some kinds of work are more sensitive to interruptions than others.
- tunesmith 8y agoUsually deep work, backend integrations and distributed communications, architectural consulting and implementation. So at least generally for me, when I'm blocked, I don't tend to be entirely blocked, where I need my answer now now now or everything is ruined. :) Plus, it's very important to have collegial relationships with the people that I am working with. I can see being more impatient with this if I were in Ops and everything was an urgent fire all the time. Sometimes you just need the information as quickly as possible and that's what you need to optimize for. But for me, if someone asks, "Hey, you there?" I'm sort of thankful for the opportunity to say, "Hey! How's it going, what's up?" rather than think, "Just ask me the question already!" As a remote worker it's often more important to optimize for the relationship because that's how you stay connected to what's going on.