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I have never really understood the notion of needing communication privacy in the workplace. To be honest, without having seen this story, I would have assumed
by nkcmr 9y ago
I have never really understood the notion of needing communication privacy in the workplace. To be honest, without having seen this story, I would have assumed this was a feature of Slack already!
I can't remember where/when I heard this advice but it seems relevant and helpful for this matter:
"Write/speak all communication in the workplace as if the CEO themselves were CCd on the email."
It has served me well.
- ben509 9y agoWork is stressful and communication can reach straight into your brain. People go through periods where they're not handling stress very well, and they will often express ideas that, divorced from the context of the stress and bad feelings they have at that point, don't reflect what they really believe or intend to say in public.
- moduspol 9y agoI think that part's easy to understand. The tougher part is why one would put that communication in text, enter it into a company-provided system, and then be offended / dumbfounded when it's accessed by one's superiors at that company. We all get stressed sometimes, but we don't all do that.