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We use Slack and get a lot out of it. We've got people on two continents and it really helps. Sounds like the problem was over-using Slack. I've left Slack cha
by api 11y ago
We use Slack and get a lot out of it. We've got people on two continents and it really helps.
Sounds like the problem was over-using Slack. I've left Slack channels before because... well... noise. We tend to have a pretty quiet Slack but when we do use it it's convenient and easy and faster than e-mail.
I still often use e-mail for longer-format discussions.
- falsedan 11y agoSounds like poor work-life balance tbh.
- detaro 11y agoWhat does noisy/non-noisy channels have to do with work-life balance?
- falsedan 11y agoFrom the article: > I’m finding that “always on” tendency to be a > self-perpetuating feedback loop: the more everyone’s > hanging out, the more conversations take place. The more > conversations, the more everyone’s expected to > participate. Lather, rinse, repeat. and > I belong to roughly 10 different Slack teams. People are > very used to messaging me (directly or publicly) whether > I’m online or not, so there’s a heavy social expectation > for me to keep those conversational plates spinning on > an ongoing basis, even if I’m signed out of all your > clients. Even when the interactions only take place at work, this reads like an engineer overwhelmed with responsibility and feeling like they can't step away. The whole 'break-up' metaphor is a classic burnout pattern too.
- detaro 11y agoOh, sorry, I misinterpreted whom you were talking about, my mistake.
- je42 11y ago- I use slack for email replacement. - I leave channels where information/noise ratio is low for me. - I use voice/F2F if slack is not sufficient. - I only fall back on email for calendar invites.