Interrupt Driven

Definitions

1. Describing work that is constantly steered by interruptions, pings, and urgent demands rather than planned focus. In engineering slang, interrupt-driven teams often feel busy all day while moving core work surprisingly little.

   In plain English: Controlled mainly by interruptions instead of planned focused work.

   Example: "The platform team had become interrupt driven, with every hour broken apart by support pings, approval requests, and mini-incidents."

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