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I’m sure this differs across people and companies, but in my experience a one-on-one Zoom meeting is often faster than the slack discussion would be. It’s simi
by senkora 6y ago
I’m sure this differs across people and companies, but in my experience a one-on-one Zoom meeting is often faster than the slack discussion would be.
It’s similar to walking over to your coworkers desk to chat for things that are too longwinded for slack but not worth a meeting.
- Gracana 6y agoHowever, it may be less convenient for them when you do that.
- r00fus 6y agoSo don't become Lumbergh from Office Space, and read the room/audience. Use at your own discretion. Same goes for using the /zoom in slack - if a back & forth is ensuing it may require a faster latency than slack can provide so a call which can upgrade to video/screenshare is nice.
- Gracana 6y agoOh, I'm the last one to start a call like that, because I know how bad it is to get stopped in your tracks and diverted when you're on a roll. Not that calls and conversations can't be useful, I just... don't like it when people think that's the only way to communicate.
- machello13 6y agoIt's faster, but it's also (from my experience) a bit more taxing and often a bit draining. Unless it needs to be resolved quickly or it's a particularly complex issue, I much prefer the relaxed back-and-forth of a slack chat.
- senkora 6y agoI agree, those are good points. The art is definitely in knowing when to switch between zoom and slack, balancing all of these factors.
- will_pseudonym 6y agoAnd balancing for each person the mental costs of solving the problem through Zoom or Slack, and/or their preferences for either of those avenues.