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Re:Google doesn’t want employees working remotely anymore by andsoitis on Thursday June 08, 2023 @08:47AM (#36240974)
> send an IM asking if someone if they were available before interrupting them with your physical presence

Unless someone ignores IM (not even seeing notifications), sending a message is also interrupting…

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Re:Google doesn’t want employees working remotely anymore by garrickvanburen on Thursday June 08, 2023 @09:54AM (#36241935)
If they don’t respond…they’re not available.
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Re:Google doesn’t want employees working remotely anymore by hedora on Thursday June 08, 2023 @10:23AM (#36242338)
You can disable slack notifications. It’s great, as long as you remember to periodically check it.
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Re:Google doesn’t want employees working remotely anymore by JohnFen on Thursday June 08, 2023 @11:09AM (#36243150)
I disable all notifications and just check IMs and emails every time I reach a place where that's not harmful to my work.
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