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Re:Workers, Take Off Your Headphones by GBond on Monday April 30, 2012 @12:00PM (#3909765)
Programmer:

-high switching cost for refocusing after being distracted

-measured by "heads-down" work

-individual deliverables are the primary contribution, secondary is collaboration

-values efficiency

-relies more on individual creativity than collaborated ideas

-prefers to be valued by merit as opposed to political/social leverage

-views headphones as a polite way to signal "I'm working"

Pointy Hair Boss:

-low switching cost for refocusing

-measured by team goals

-primary job is organization & collaboration

-values perception of value over actual value

-relies on others to be productive

-their values are increased from coworker interaction/meetings

-views headphones as a signal for "anti-social luddite who will never advance"

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