I was also a bit puzzled that blocking out time for yourself to work at your desk as considered a "crappy workaround". But then apparently the solution is to ha

I was also a bit puzzled that blocking out time for yourself to work at your desk as considered a "crappy workaround". But then apparently the solution is to have 2pm-5pm as "office hours", which is precisely equivalent to blocking 9am-2pm as "desk work". Booking time for jobs in your own calendar is a simple solution. If someone tries to book over the top of it, you just click "propose new time" to your next available slot. I do get frustrated when my slightly more senior managers just have a month ahead booked out in their calendar, and I just need a 15-minute chat to get approval for something to keep me moving along.