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Some form of communication that's reasonable to be real-time is important. Slack is one of the better options for this. It makes much more sense to change the
by Kaveren 8y ago
Some form of communication that's reasonable to be real-time is important. Slack is one of the better options for this.
It makes much more sense to change the expectations / culture surrounding Slack usage at a company than to drop it outright.
You can use Slack and related applications for asynchronous communication in direct messages. On the other hand, I don't want to have to wait multiple hours for a reply when I only need a quick clarification in regards to a previous e-mail.
I don't want to waste my time with e-mail, and I don't think it's a better alternative.
There is real value in Slack and programs like it, and you give that up when you only use e-mail and GitHub issues and such. This is better if you have no one working remote, but it's far from ideal. Besides, if I had an office job I could ignore Slack messages. I couldn't ignore someone walking up and interrupting me in-person.
- goatherders 8y agoWhat's wrong with the phone as a real-time communication tool?
- Kaveren 8y ago1. I can't easily go and look back at everything that was said in a call. Notes are not a replacement for this. 2. Phone calls are too real-time, to the point where you can't manage multiple separate phone calls near the same time or do something else if a phonecall only requires some attention. Calls have their place, but I don't think they're a replacement for written communication.