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Nah, the mirror image of this would probably be a meetup for management type folks, with talks praising the efficacy of NOT interrupting your team when doing wo

by Lutger 3y ago

Nah, the mirror image of this would probably be a meetup for management type folks, with talks praising the efficacy of NOT interrupting your team when doing work requiring deep attention, let them only come to the office when it is really useful, stop doing meetings, etc.

chefandy 3y ago
Extroverted developers suffer from interrupts just as much as introverted developers, and I've been interrupted numerous times by very introverted managers. This is a matter of understanding developer workflows and uniquely severe context switching penalty-- not a difference between introverts and extroverts.
- lolinder 3y ago
  I just switched jobs from an extroverted manager to an introverted one, and the difference is night and day. My new manager doesn't feel the need to talk to me except for at scheduled times or if I reach out to him. Outside of those windows, I'm free to focus 100%. I don't think he is doing it on purpose, it's just the most natural way for him to act. My previous manager couldn't stay in his seat for more than two hours at a time without coming over and talking to me—sometimes about work, but often about politics or whatever else was on his mind. He could have used a training session along the lines of what OP proposes.
  - chefandy 3y ago
    I worked with several extroverted managers (attorneys) who understood that uninterrupted dev time was important without me needing to prompt them, and had several others, both introverted and extroverted, that just insisted on my attention whenever it was most convenient for them. While it's quite likely that among two people who lack boundaries, an extroverted manager (also not the same as not being able to sit still, which is more likely something akin to ADHD Impulsive) would be more likely to be annoying about it, but the problem is lacking boundaries and self-control in the workplace, not their social compulsions.

by Lutger 3y ago

chefandy 3y ago

Extroverted developers suffer from interrupts just as much as introverted developers, and I've been interrupted numerous times by very introverted managers. This is a matter of understanding developer workflows and uniquely severe context switching penalty-- not a difference between introverts and extroverts.

lolinder 3y ago
I just switched jobs from an extroverted manager to an introverted one, and the difference is night and day. My new manager doesn't feel the need to talk to me except for at scheduled times or if I reach out to him. Outside of those windows, I'm free to focus 100%. I don't think he is doing it on purpose, it's just the most natural way for him to act. My previous manager couldn't stay in his seat for more than two hours at a time without coming over and talking to me—sometimes about work, but often about politics or whatever else was on his mind. He could have used a training session along the lines of what OP proposes.
- chefandy 3y ago
  I worked with several extroverted managers (attorneys) who understood that uninterrupted dev time was important without me needing to prompt them, and had several others, both introverted and extroverted, that just insisted on my attention whenever it was most convenient for them. While it's quite likely that among two people who lack boundaries, an extroverted manager (also not the same as not being able to sit still, which is more likely something akin to ADHD Impulsive) would be more likely to be annoying about it, but the problem is lacking boundaries and self-control in the workplace, not their social compulsions.