If I have headphones in
and I'm intentionally away from everyone
and it looks like I'm working
and you want to talk to me

Here's some advice:
DON'T FUCKING TALK TO ME.

If you're curious why, I've compiled a list of points:

1) DON'T
2) FUCKING
3) TALK
4) TO
5) ME

Also, see Fig. 1 below:

(Fig. 1)
| DONT
| FUCKING
|
| TALK
| TO
|
| ME
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Don't fucking talk to me!

No headphones - when I'm into the zone and people talk to me, I don't even notice them. At least, so I'm told.

Carry silence inside, make the world fall quiet.

@Fast-Nop not everyone can do that all the time, my friend. Hence the earphones, hoodies, etc.

Fucking To Talk Me Dont? 🤔

When people talk to me I sometimes put "keep talking" or "what do you want from me" in the background

@mahaDev initially, it takes a bit of effort to teach them. There are times for communication, and there are times for getting stuff done.

But what if you’re supposed to be spoken to?

@OdeToCode Slack.

@OdeToCode IF I WANTED TO BE TALKED TO I WOULD WORK AS A MICROPHONE

@Root interesting

@hubiruchi 2 mins silence

@OdeToCode It's rare that it is both urgent and important. People know that if they insist pulling me out of the zone for stupid shit, they will get ruffled - so they don't do that. Just like I don't do it to my colleagues either.

@OdeToCode @Fast-Nop

If something is both important and urgent, it either means something is on fire (which I would have noticed) or someone was an idiot and/or didn't plan properly, in which case it's squarely their problem, not my problem.

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No, my sanctuary spot away from people IS NOT YOUR NEW FUCKING SOCIAL GATHERING SPOT. GO FUCK YOURSELF.

People bothered me so many fucking times for so fucking long over so much stupid fucking crap that I completely lost my focus.

I NEED TO HAVE THIS FINISHED IN JUST OVER TWO FUCKING HOURS. RAAAAHASLAS;ASDHASLAKSDFJASGHF

YOU KNOW I'M RUSHED AND STRESSING OUT.

DON'T FUCKING TALK TO OR AROUND ME.

IT'S NOT A DIFFICULT CONCEPT!

I started using a spray bottle and sprayed the shit out of everyone that got close and bodily moved the stubborn ones away while yelling "LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE!"

It took awhile, but somehow they got the fucking message.

What if I'm an intern and you're my mentor and there isn't anyone else who can answer? 🤔

@DavidINC then it would be a good day of internship because you would learn an important thing - when to shut up. And you would learn it hard and fast.

@Fast-Nop been doing it for months now. Nobody frikkin learns. The same people keep bugging me over and over.

On the other hand, I don't disturb people if I see code on their screens. I usually make appointments on Skype or something.

@DavidINC I was there and I still made appointments or my first question was usually "are you free enough to help me out on <insert problem here>?

So true. I got headphones for this purpose.

I don't understand what I am supposed to do? Was I supposed to talk to you?

@CodeMonkeyG 🗡

Calm down, stay home.

So true. Gonna steal this.

@bigus-dickus ✂️🙂✂️

What about reasons 3 and up?

Had a similar argument with a colleague today over this. Continually walks over to me from the other side of the office just to ask me questions that require one word answers..

Why the fuck do we have slack again you spunk sponge?

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