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> This does not mean I don’t want to be around people, I very much do. I love collaboration, whiteboard sessions, small brainstorms, midday team coffees, and ha
by timerol 7y ago
> This does not mean I don’t want to be around people, I very much do. I love collaboration, whiteboard sessions, small brainstorms, midday team coffees, and happy hour drinks. These things build community, make the work better, and are definitely needed.
So no meetings, but still yes to the constant small interruptions that you can't plan around? Uh, okay. I think I'd rather have the reverse, though. Something like: On Monday only talk to me if we have a meeting planned.
- marcinzm 7y agoI agree although it takes me time to get back in the zone so I like to block out all interruptions to flow (meetings, whiteboard sessions, etc.). Worst thing is having a meeting every other hour since that just ruins a day for me. I can handle occasional slack messages since they require little concentration to punt. It's part of why I WFH a few days a week and schedule all my meetings early in the week.
- stetrain 7y agoNot sure how multiple people working on a shared task needing to collaborate / whiteboard / discuss what they're doing qualifies as constant small interruptions. In theory happy hour drinks and coffee breaks are things that happen when people aren't in the middle of productive working anyway.