With Slack and Skype at everyone’s disposal, I tend to find myself getting bombarded with questions even if I’m in a meeting or have my status as Busy. How do y'all deal with this?

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I hate slack and I’m probably the only person in my office who doesn’t use it

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Turn them off. Take control of your time and the platforms you’re using during that time buy turning them off. Remove them from your sidebars or remove the little red notification box. Check them on your time. If you’re truly needed, they will email you OR (and brace yourselves, this one is a shocker) they will get up from their desk and come talk to you in person.

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Damn, I guess since you're "Digital" you can't play the "I'm not tech savvy card?!"

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Just put your phone on silent in the meeting, dont answer it, then respond afterward with "I was in a meeting".

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Put Skype on “do not disturb”

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Stop bringing your computer/phone to meetings

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Go offline in all meetings you have to pay attention! Then people know they’ll have to email to get a response.

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Turn 👏🏼 them 👏🏼 off

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Translation 1, I also hate slack and don’t use it

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Translation 1, absolutely. The promise is simplifying communication but it's really just a tsunami of extra noise you have to keep track of.

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Don't respond, don't look at your device. Answer questions between meetings. If someone asks why it took you an hour to respond, say you were in a meeting. Might hit some flak at first, but set the precedent.

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