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We were inspired by Slack, it is somewhat negative as well. Also something that is associated with startups.

• afarrell 7y ago
  Is slack negative? Generally a system with some amount of slack is resilient and responsive. (counterexample: a computer running at 100% cpu has no slack and consequently feels sluggish to use.) An organisation could reasonably aspire to have more internal responsiveness and relaxedness about communication. What do your users aspire to? Not burnout.
  • gloo 7y ago
    I'd say in business context it is https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/slack https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/slack
    • afarrell 7y ago
      Even in the context of slacking off, it is something that individuals might enjoy. When an individual imagines slacking off, their imagination might conjure a game of ping-pong or a cheeky 4pm beer. Whenever I hear the word burnout, I think of serious mental health and relationship problems, with a whiff of divorce and depression. Like, I'm reminded of this blog post: http://jessenoller.com/blog/2015/9/27/a-lot-happens http://jessenoller.com/blog/2015/9/27/a-lot-happens