Re:Programmers, teach non-geeks the true cost of interruptio...
by pjerem on Saturday July 10, 2021 @04:41AM
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You should find a better working environment.
While I totally struggle with interruptions (and I have the ADHD bonus points), they always come from team mates that I globally appreciate. I hate interruptions and I do complain about it frequently to my coworkers, but that says absolutely nothing about them being jerks.
When you work in a team, you are frequently blocked and need someone else to give you an answer, even as a programmer. That’s an organizational problem that have to be tackled, for sure, but it rarely have something to do with individuals.
I once had a « PM » that liked to put its laptop on my desk to see what I was doing and to « pair » with me while I was programming. But he knew nothing about programming. THAT is wrong. I left that company.
Re:Programmers, teach non-geeks the true cost of interruptio...
by naavis on Saturday July 10, 2021 @03:44AM
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I don't know what kind of places you have worked in, but I have rarely bumped into disrespectful jerks as coworkers in my jobs. If you work with many jerks, maybe there is an opportunity to improve the recruitment process there.
Making a disrespectful jerk do some stupid Sudoku problem to teach them about interruptions isn't overcoming their lack of perspective, it's just letting them know that they were a disrespectful jerk (which they probably already kind of know, but they're used to it so it doesn't bother them all that much).
Of course, you can be more upfront. Just hold out a palm towards their face and say 'just 5 minutes, I'm busy'. Yeah that's rude as hell, but sometimes you have to speak their language.