Different teams use Slack differently, so it's kind of hard to gauge whether un-slacking works for a team. We have a team of < 20 and Slack (and other comms to

Different teams use Slack differently, so it's kind of hard to gauge whether un-slacking works for a team. We have a team of < 20 and Slack (and other comms tools like Hipchat which we used prior) were extremely useful and barely counter productive. There are a few channels that are noisier than others, but we do have a few important ones that are low volume where discussions do take place but are often forked into a separate discussion on another channel. It's all about how your team uses the tool IMO and your team's organization of Slack. The key to FOMO is to not FOMO - missing out on conversations is fine (there are plenty you miss out on if everyone starts communicating and meeting offline), as long as you don't miss out on the important ones (which should be in a shared important channel). Also, in a small company, over-communication is often more important than non-communication