I prefer the person to just ask the question. If I can't handle it now, I can come back to it, if they're around. Otherwise I have to engage with them just to d

I prefer the person to just ask the question. If I can't handle it now, I can come back to it, if they're around. Otherwise I have to engage with them just to determine what they want, which can be time consuming, and a potential time loss if it's not something I can handle. Also, they generally have no idea how long it might take, and too often the "quick questions" tend to be anything but.