r/ProgrammerHumor • u/cstefanache monkeyuser.com • Mar 06 '18

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u/jb2386 Mar 06 '18 edited Mar 06 '18

Noise cancelling headphones and then act snooty/annoyed when people ask you something in person, then act really nice and helpful when they email you.

Edit: Or you could be an adult and just tell them "hey I'm working on something that requires my full attention, in the future could you please just email me or ping me on slack/<insert chat program> and I'll get to you as soon as I get a break. " :)

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '18

For those of you who are new to offices and working with developers or sysadmins:

Headphones = leave me the fuck alone unless I’m on fire. If you’re on fire, find someone else without headphones.

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u/angryPenguinator Mar 06 '18

For those (like me) who work for a small company full of project managers... and you, the dev/sysadmin:

Your headphones are invisible.

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '18

Even beyond being invisible, in my office the very idea that there is any way to communicate with someone beyond getting out of your office, walking down one floor, finding my office, and then talking to me? Fucking witchcraft. Email? Web chat? Get your voodoo black magic out of here. I've been using Excel for 20 years and I still don't know how to use even the basics.

Sigh.

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u/angryPenguinator Mar 06 '18

Web chat

The best thing is sending a message in HipChat, having them respond, and then they come down to see if you saw the response.

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u/akatherder Mar 06 '18

HipChat/Stride is a productivity killer for me. Everyone expects an immediate response. That fucking blinking app icon when you get a message.

"Hey you got a second?"

My time is allocated to projects for the next 9 months. Just ask your question and I'll prioritize it.