> However, having lived pre- and post-Slack period ... Perhaps I am (really) old, but pre slack is a blink of an eye ago. Also we are, sadly, not yet post-Sla

> However, having lived pre- and post-Slack period ... Perhaps I am (really) old, but pre slack is a blink of an eye ago. Also we are, sadly, not yet post-Slack. > ... I can't say that Slack has worsened the situation. When there wasn't Slack, I had people coming to my desk to ask the question (vastly more distracting). We had meetings for tiny questions and they stretched far too long. The culture of company that is far more responsible than any single tool. You're describing a work environment that bewildering appears to exclude email, or the option to explain to people how and when to use email.