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The flip-side seems to be that if you close Slack for a few hours of focussed work on something tricky, that's counted the same as spending the afternoon at the
by dasmoth 9y ago
The flip-side seems to be that if you close Slack for a few hours of focussed work on something tricky, that's counted the same as spending the afternoon at the beach.
Sure, communication is important, but there are relatively few things that can't wait half a day (and for those, there are alternative channels if you're not on Slack)
- throwaway413 9y agoNot to mention that Slack is a total resource hog. I only use Slack on my phone now, for that reason. The online indicator therefore doesn't work as expected since it deactivates when the app goes into background. I've had a manager in the recent past try to call me out on it, even though I was always in contact within seconds/minutes..."yeah but Slack doesn't show you as online..."