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Re:Ask HN: How to Be a Good Technical Lead? by methodover on Thursday October 15, 2015 @05:24PM (#10396106)
I totally agree with (1) and (3). However, about (2), it obviously depends on the team and everything, but for me, I've asked that if someone has a question and I have my headphones on, ask me on slack. I'll respond quickly, and it's way less disruptive to me than verbal interruptions.
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Re:Ask HN: How to Be a Good Technical Lead? by 7402 on Thursday October 15, 2015 @05:41PM (#10396207)
I guess for me it depends on whether the team lead is more of a peer or more of a supervisor. If the team is all senior people, then I'd agree, they should be more careful about interrupting and honoring the headphone convention.

But if the other person is more junior, or a direct report, or just joined the company, then I personally feel more responsibility to give a prompt answer and prioritize the other person's productivity over my own.

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