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The absolute worst is when someone in management (who generally arrive after me) interrupt me to ask about something irrelevant to the company, like my weekend, sportsball, or whether I watched a TV show. I was focused, hard at work making you money. What are you trying to achieve?

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I've learnt to deal with this by going along with it and getting up for a hot drink every time. If it's going to cost me time getting back into flow I might as well make it a visible 10m. Turns out I'm happier, they're happier and I since get fewer interruptions.

It is also true that it is annoying sometimes to see managers hang out only with other managers and not with managees. But timing is important.

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