I rarely sign on to IM while I'm working and if I do, I make sure to do it as invisible. It's just too much of a distraction. Back when I worked in an office,

I rarely sign on to IM while I'm working and if I do, I make sure to do it as invisible. It's just too much of a distraction. Back when I worked in an office, my boss was pretty good about keeping me off the phone and out of meetings. Being self employed these days, meetings aren't as much trouble. The phone still gets me sometimes, but it's usually something important.