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Coworker complaining about me permanently setting my chat status to away. He's lucky that I even bother to have it turned on. Has no one ever read Peopleware (DeMarco and Lister)?
Chat has to come second only to open offices as a productivity killer. At least we don't have to resort to disabling the speakers in the ceiling anymore.
I think the fact that my coworker texted me to ask about the progress of another coworker is adequate demonstration of why I turn off work chat.