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As someone who moved job between a huge (>20k employee) org that had Slack (alongside Exchange, I believe was moving to G-Suite) to a smaller org (<1k) on Teams
by mrkwse 6y ago
As someone who moved job between a huge (>20k employee) org that had Slack (alongside Exchange, I believe was moving to G-Suite) to a smaller org (<1k) on Teams, while I miss some of the fun of Slack, generally I'm not desperate to switch back.
Video calling (aka 2020's must-have) was always less than idea with Slack (prior org used Zoom for it) and the threaded interface was a mess (one colleague always replied to threads with the 'show in main feed' (owtte) option checked, which had the clumsiest UX of all time, with the main channel repeatedly interrupted with a linked header from a previous message). I do miss custom emoji and more diverse reactions (I long for a thumbs down particularly, I regularly disagree with suggestions without feeling sad/angry but have to add a text response).
Now, any time a OS technology/etc. points me to a community Slack I'm hugely hesitant to join, the interface is unfamiliar and loud since the recent refreshes, and the difficulty to actually leave once one has joined is substantial (along with public emails which often lead to spam).
- draw_down 6y agoThis piece is not about comparing Slack and Teams feature-for-feature.