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Fun fact. This tool was being developed internally at FB about ten years ago. They really couldn’t figure it out back then and it sounds like they can’t figure

• tudelo 7y ago
  It works really well inside of FB -- good way to collaborate, teams have their own groups and then there are cross team groups etc. There can be a little too much information, but there are not many complaints in general about the productivity it brings. Not sure how well it works in other companies.
  • toast0 7y ago
    I guess it must work well for some people inside FB. For me, it was just another high noise, low signal thing to try to remember to check: email, workplace, workplace messenger, irc, wierd automated smses with links I couldn't load and I couldn't quite figure out but at least stopped after I quit, whatsapp messages (where i worked), sometimes phone calls and people coming to my desk. Plus diff reviews and task tickets, which theoretically sent notifications through whatever, but since it's so full of garbage, you just have to check. Of course, you can't actually rely on workspace notifications either, if you really want to know if another team did something, you need to skim through all their posts. Of course, if you asked someone directly, they would send you to their group feed, like an outsider would be able to skim it with ease. I may still be unpacking a bit