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It wasn't meant to be a strawman - this is genuinely how I'm interpreting most of the really negative comments about slack. Some people really don't seem to co

• wpietri 8y ago
  Their own company culture and the design of Slack. Many people report a quickening of work tempo when Slack is adopted. As a contrast, look at email. Both of them allow the sending of text messages between individuals and groups. But the tool designs encourage different cadences. Note also the difference between this: > if your team is using it in a way that impedes productivity that's on you and this: > anything other than their own company culture The first clearly blames the individual. The second broadens from "team" to "company", so that's a bit better. But individuals aren't able to change company culture on their own. Especially given that a company's culture isn't isolated; it picks a lot up from the broader corporate work culture.