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When am I EVER at work and "not busy"??? If that EVER happens it means I have literally run out of things to do at work, and I should go home and do something n
by plg 14y ago
When am I EVER at work and "not busy"??? If that EVER happens it means I have literally run out of things to do at work, and I should go home and do something non-work that I want to do (and then I'm "busy" again). Maybe I'm sick in the head, but for me there is no such thing as "I'm available to be interrupted" time. Interrupt me, fine, and then I have to do a little mental triage, which is more important, what I'm doing now, or what you are interrupting me with? Life is too short and too precious to sit around waiting for people to chat with you. I guess what I'm saying is that there should be "online" and "offline" but I don't get it wrt the yellow neutral symbol.
PPS yes, people find me prickly
- jmharvey 14y agoEven if you're busy any time you're at work, in most modern workplaces, engaging with your coworkers is part of the job. Over the course of your workday, there are probably some periods where interruptions are less of a setback. We'd like to see conversations happen during those times, rather than when you're untangling some tricky knot of a problem in your head.