[fuzzfactor]

>Distracting software engineers is more harmful than most managers think

It cuts both ways ;)

As a manager, people interrupting me with their confusing tech can be such distracting software engineers that I have trouble getting anything done. Worst of all, right when I'm in the middle of preparing for another pointless meeting :(

[goodpoint]

If you get distracted "in the middle of preparing for another pointless meeting" the damage is zero.