Void
One time, no less than eight people suddenly showed up at my desk. Apparently every single member of my team needed me for something:
- Team:
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Did you recently check in some new code to the archive?
- Staffan:
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It depends on how you define “recently.”
- Team:
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Less than five minutes ago.
- Staffan:
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Eh, yes, I guess so. Is something wrong?
- Team:
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Right now, none of us can do anything. The code you checked in doesn’t compile!
This is not the time and place to inform them that I’m in the middle of a Pomodoro and that they are welcome to come back another day. Clearly it’s better to void my Pomodoro than to not respond to their urgent and reasonable request. ...
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