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This is the same reason why I hardly participate in Slack and only reply to non-emergency PMs at my convenience. My job is a lot easier when I can actually con
by ravenstine 8y ago
This is the same reason why I hardly participate in Slack and only reply to non-emergency PMs at my convenience. My job is a lot easier when I can actually concentrate on a problem, but for some reason our culture doesn't value enough the state of focus or being in "the zone".
- leetcrew 8y agoI do wonder (and I'm not accusing you specifically) how much people conflate their own productivity with the team's productivity. a particular engineer's productivity is undoubtedly harmed by interruptions, but you can indirectly accomplish a lot just by unblocking several junior engineers in an afternoon. I'm fortunate to work at a company where senior/lead devs get part of the credit when they facilitate someone else's work.