[dingaling]

Sorry, I cannot agree with this sentiment.

You are paid as a servant of the company and that duty includes responding to and assisting your co-workers.

Perhaps they are interrupting you because their work is more important than yours, perhaps not. But that's not your call. Raise it with your manager, don't resort to being ignorant.

If your environment is not conducive to achieving assigned tasks then raise that too with your manager, don't resort to being ignorant.

I have several friend who are commercial pilots, they wear headphones all the time when on duty. But they will absolutely give attention to anything their cabin crew asks them, no matter how trivial, because the team is what ensures a safe flight.

[falcolas]

> commercial pilots, they wear headphones all the time

Err, that's because they use those headphones to communicate with ATC and other pilots. And protect their hearing.

> You are paid as a servant of the company and that duty includes responding to and assisting your co-workers.

That... depends. If your job includes some mentoring, absolutely. If your job is go get a feature out the door by Friday, you can't necessarily afford to be interrupted by Tony from sales.

[emperorcezar]

The post discusses how this is a social norm at their office. Why such a strong response?