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This is silly; I can just silence slack whenever I need to or simply ignore it. I can’t ignore a colleague standing next to me tapping my shoulder.

It's interesting how my daily interactions have evolved since we all went remote. A lot of people at my company seem to have given up on email, and the go-to solution for communication now is a direct message with a request to join a "quick" zoom call.

I've had to get a bit militant about it. Some people still get a bit snippity when I tell them I don't have a moment right now but I'll touch base with them when I reach a stopping point. As if my mere presence on Teams means I ought to be available at any moment to entertain them.

Not even close. I can mute slack. I can’t mute the office.

I can't mute the family.