Change my availability status

I need to show up as Do Not Disturb for focus time this afternoon. Set my availability status to Do Not Disturb from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. today, add the status message ‘Deep work — checking messages after 5’, and ensure callers are sent to voicemail rather than interrupting; confirm the status shows correctly to Priya Rao and my direct reports.

Before I set Do Not Disturb, make it easy for colleagues to respect it: surface the DND period and the reason at the top of my profile, suggest two colleagues to contact for urgent issues, and confirm that calendar events block notifications so someone approving this can be confident it won’t be interrupted.

I just changed my status to Do Not Disturb from 2 to 5 p.m. with a note ‘Deep work’ and my manager called twice. I’m afraid the status won’t prevent interruptions and I don’t know if specific people can bypass it. Who is likely bypassing Do Not Disturb, and what should I change right now so my manager doesn’t break focus hours?

Every time I schedule focus blocks, managers still call or message, undermining the time. Where is the breakdown — is it permission to bypass DND, lack of clear escalation paths, or cultural expectations — and what one habit should I adopt so my DND periods are respected?