“Sorry, I need to focus on something right now. Try asking [person]”

Or if I’m already on DND? Ignore, and create an appointment for later.

This is a great way to get management up your ass and get fired.

End of the day, it’s all about the culture of your workplace. No one here really understands that. I’ve been interrupted more during remote work at some companies than when in person at others. It’s entirely culture dependent.

> This is a great way to get management up your ass and get fired.

If you get fired for doing that sort of thing, the company is doing you a favor.

Status on IM platform set to busy, notifications suppressed unless from a select group (direct manager, etc).

So uh no. Can’t jump on a zoom real quick, I’m doing work.

I've literally never said yes to this question unless it was something incredibly urgent like prod being down or whatever.

"Sorry, you'll have to give me 15. I'll send you a message when I'm available, OK?"

"let me finish this email, i'll poke you in 10"

10 might actually be 2 hours, but whatever.

Well, ideally you follow through. The only way to get people to respect the social contact is by honouring it yourself.

Easy, just learn to push back or setup mechanisms like office hours to attend for folks whom are in need of support.

Like security, the human chain will always be the weakest link here. If you don't have backbone to stand up for your own time, that's on you - not the remote work inherently IMO.

It's always my direct manager that does this.

or just "Hello, dekhn" without any additional context.

...and when you stop what you're doing and reply they don't follow up for 10 minutes, just a moment after you go back to your work.

Sorry already in a meeting, can we chat here?

“Nope.”