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For me it's partly about being responsive - if I'm away from my desk grabbing lunch, in front of the TV, picking up the kids from school, if I can unblock a col

For me it's partly about being responsive - if I'm away from my desk grabbing lunch, in front of the TV, picking up the kids from school, if I can unblock a colleague that's a win in my book. But even for a fully remote company, we have occasional client meetings. That often means meeting up beforehand, coordinating things on the fly as travel times change and maybe some people have to skip meeting before and go straight to the client, etc. Slack on a phone gives a consistent, single comms route for this rather than switching to text/WhatsApp/etc even if you know their numbers.

toomuchtodo 7y ago
Be mindful about setting toxic company cultural expectations from your generosity. Others within the org may not want to give their time away for free.
- nitrogen 7y ago
  Sometimes taking 3 minutes to respond to something at the right time gives a much better impression and more uplift than 30 minutes chained to a desk at any other time.
  - toomuchtodo 7y ago
    Until that response time is expected nights, weekends, holidays, and while on vacation.