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I did that and it was a real productivity boost, not only by reducing context switching but giving me time to sit outside to think or switch to my desk without
by harha 6y ago
I did that and it was a real productivity boost, not only by reducing context switching but giving me time to sit outside to think or switch to my desk without any external disturbance. Having the freedom of not having to constantly interact was super valuable.
One reorg later (at a FAANG) my manager, a director, said I wasn’t respectful of others by blocking certain times of my calendar every day. So I was back to sitting in meetings that could have been emails and reading HN all day until I could get some work done at the end of the day.
- rriepe 6y agoTeam pace is determined entirely by the manager's sense of urgency, which from what I can tell is directly proportional to how often they check their e-mail.
- etripe 6y agoI got a good chuckle out of you not even considering the manager's self awareness, empathy and competence as factors. Are we living a Dilbert cartoon?
- rriepe 6y agoI just finished a book (link in profile) in an obtuse/absurd humor style and there could be some overflow here.
- harha 6y agoCommunication is the key attribute to any promotion, no matter what they say they look for and you obviously get what you measure once the overcommunicators multiply to build their org. Related from the famous @gselevator: If you can only be good at one thing, be good at lying… Because if you're good at lying, you're good at everything.
- harha 6y agoI did actually end up solving the problem by setting up cross-functional 1:1s or whatever we called them with some friends in other departments as placeholders for private work time, came with the added benefit of a large meeting room and something for the manager to demonstrate “leadership” with.