When I'm working on a new algorithm, nobody is going to be surprised if they don't hear from me for 2 weeks :) It all boils down to trust and managing expectations.
> It all boils down to trust and managing expectations.
Yes. Which is why both you and OP are correct.
what sort of team are you working in where communication can be so infrequent?
Not that I have to communicate a lot on a day-to-day basis today, but I worked for someone for a number of years where he traveled a lot, I traveled a lot, and I worked more or less independently. I'd be in contact with various people related to whatever I was doing at the time but I might not really be in touch with my manager or other people on his direct team (who were mostly doing things largely unrelated to what I was doing) for a few weeks at a time.
Also what sort of team is that where you implement algorithms? - an API plumber dev