I hate the growing culture of interrupting.
... cell phones so you are accessible at all times
... messenger or Skype or other SW tools designed to interrupt you at the whim of the other party.
I work for MegaCorp and Skype has become the rampant communication method ... surpassing email I think.
I find it stunts development. Instead of taking the time to work out a problem, it is much easier and quicker to "ping" Joe who may have done this before. The search for the quick fix ... the free lunch.
The result is poor Joe gets interrupted, drops what he's doing, and helps out the "pinger" fix his problem. The "pinger" has learned little, since he has captured the answer and is now off on another tangent ... likely about to ping someone else.
I am old school. I avoid using Skype if I can. I find it rude to interrupt people with questions and requests for help without first having put in an honest effort to find the answer myself. I think I don't appear as productive as others since my results usually take longer.
Do I care?? I have FU money. LOL
Still, the culture of most Corps promote this and I find it annoying. Crazy schedules where contributors are under pressure to meet deadlines. Meeting schedules and deadlines is rewarded .... quality of content not so much.
I expect that at some point there will be swing-down laptops installed in bathroom stalls so that you can remain connected at all times.
... cell phones so you are accessible at all times
... messenger or Skype or other SW tools designed to interrupt you at the whim of the other party.
I work for MegaCorp and Skype has become the rampant communication method ... surpassing email I think.
I find it stunts development. Instead of taking the time to work out a problem, it is much easier and quicker to "ping" Joe who may have done this before. The search for the quick fix ... the free lunch.
The result is poor Joe gets interrupted, drops what he's doing, and helps out the "pinger" fix his problem. The "pinger" has learned little, since he has captured the answer and is now off on another tangent ... likely about to ping someone else.
I am old school. I avoid using Skype if I can. I find it rude to interrupt people with questions and requests for help without first having put in an honest effort to find the answer myself. I think I don't appear as productive as others since my results usually take longer.
Do I care?? I have FU money. LOL
Still, the culture of most Corps promote this and I find it annoying. Crazy schedules where contributors are under pressure to meet deadlines. Meeting schedules and deadlines is rewarded .... quality of content not so much.
I expect that at some point there will be swing-down laptops installed in bathroom stalls so that you can remain connected at all times.