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Re:Why do programmers need private offices with doors? (Do N... by erik_seaberg on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @01:47PM (#38699759)
If you make me think about some technical problem other than the one I have halfway solved in my head, anything I didn’t write in code is gone and I need to reinvent it almost from scratch.

When management evaluates my performance, delivering my projects carries much more weight than helping yours (which they might not even be able to measure).

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Re:Why do programmers need private offices with doors? (Do N... by that_guy_iain on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @03:59AM (#38706686)
>When management evaluates my performance, delivering my projects carries much more weight than helping yours (which they might not even be able to measure).

1. Your project is generally the same as those you work with. 2. Management often care about how you work with others. If you have someone who is helping everyone else, they're a lot more important than the person who just focuses on their task. Not just on team work but overall their knowledge is generally better than others.

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