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Thought this was interesting. Across 160 teams of researchers, just about all failed to make good life outcome predictions on things like GPA, evictions, layoffs, and others. Data followed 4.5k families across 15 years, with 13k features (varied over time). Haven't looked at it directly yet, but will be turning the docs and data inside out... In the meantime, authors claim this as showing the limits of ML. Oh, and it's published in PNAS, so you know there's some big publication energy there.
https://www.pnas.org/content/117/15/8398
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I have a sign on my door that is color coded and reads something along the lines:
Green = knock, welcome
Blue = out of office
Red = busy, do not disturb
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V helpful advice, thanks y'all 🙏 not making the sign lol
Our offices are glass walled, I got a light up “On Air” sign off Amazon and I turn it on when I’m on calls. No one has bothered me during a call since.
Love this. I just put a sticky on my door that says “on a call please do not disturb.”
Sometimes use it even when I’m not on a call 😈
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First years are more likely to feel comfortable asking second years over anyone else for small general questions
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How about a sign that says “I’m a second year and don’t know anything that can help you”
Lol ingenious
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Why are we not talking about how OP is a second year this is the funniest thing I’ve ever read
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Agreed but this attitude on a second year is just funny. They write like a weary 10th year associate
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Ok I once made a flowchart titled “should you knock?” and hung it on my door because I was being absolutely tortured by this first year. It worked.
This is amazing. Unfortunately the people that interrupt me are partners and not first years, but I love this.
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Wow. I’m a “very busy” 7th year and welcome anyone to knock. If I’m busy, I just say I’ll IM them when I’m free or motion that I’m on the phone (glass doors, so they can see me).
I doubt the 1st years are as chummy with you as they try to be with the more junior associates…
I tell them to group their questions into one visit and ask them to explain what they tried to solve their own questions first. It helps them learn troubleshooting their own issues and minimizes disturbance. I also preface like you did that I am happy to help but sometimes will need to be bullet point style because I’m swamped
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I’m an annoying first year and I wouldn’t take offense to you saying to me “Would you please IM/PM me before you come knock?”
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^ same, you can always just tell me “right now is not good” if I knock and I’ll just 🫡🚶🏽♀️ but def let them know that if the door is closed, just email bc closed door doesn’t universally mean do not disturb
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FWIW I’m a very busy 4th year and I keep my door closed because I listen to music and podcasts. I would hate to think first years don’t knock because of it
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Lock the door and don’t respond to the knocks
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BRB adding a deadbolt to my office door
Put a sign on your door that says “teleconference/hearing in progress” when you don’t want to be disturbed, even if it’s not the case
Do office hours and stick to them. I do 3 office hours during the day during super busy periods. 7am, 1pm, and 5pm (I do tax law). I tell them that during office hours they can ask questions and if they don’t have any then it’s fine as I can just do my own work (they always have questions). If their question is more involved I schedule a formal meeting but otherwise I Choo them away and tell them to come during my office hours. It’s the only way I can get anything done on my end!
I would laugh so hard if a second year held office hours
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The issue here is you assuming door closed means don’t knock, which it doesn’t.
I’ve got an idea 💡 If they enter and you’re busy ask them to come back later or send you a message.
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Yeah my door is closed in all circumstances lol
Everything that starts with ‘dear xxx years’ is so cringy
Another reason why we should all be remote and just work off zoom status.
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Lol don't even get me started 😒 we have mandatory office days. I will work 100% remote as soon as my career allows it.
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😂 found it hard to get past this coming from an all-important second year.
I wear a pair of noise canceling headphones so they all think I’m on a call unless my door is open
But wtf? Do they disturb you that much lol? Never heard such a thing
I feel like the flowchart could work though, if you found a way to make it funny. Flowcharts are the most lawyer thing. 😂