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Additionally frustrating is that the article takes unquestioningly Microsoft's premise that these metrics have value: > But that information could also be seen
by mortenjorck 6y ago
Additionally frustrating is that the article takes unquestioningly Microsoft's premise that these metrics have value:
> But that information could also be seen on a user-by-user basis, potentially allowing managers to identify individual employees who weren’t contributing enough
A good manager should identify employees who aren't contributing enough and work with them to understand how to empower them to contribute more. But the way to gauge this is by actually looking at the work they produce; snooping on their computer usage is a poor substitute used by poor managers.
- wsinks 6y agoI really like how Slack states all this in their analytics. They give you just enough data to satisfy your craving for making sure people are using the app, and then they mention "message count has no relevance to actual productivity". They definitely stay hard in the platform category.
- skohan 6y agoDepending on the team culture, slack usage might be a counter-indicator for productivity
- Frost1x 6y agoSlack is the most unproductive application I think I've used.
- claudeganon 6y agoI had a job once where the person tasked with training me would only do so over Slack, even though they sat 3 feet in front of me. If I spoke up to ask a question, they would angrily turn around and tell me to message them instead. Needless to say, I quit after 2 weeks.
- swsieber 6y agoWhat about Jira? Ha ha seriously though, I was on a video call and people heard my laptop fans kick on and thought I was compiling. In reality, I opened Jira.
- ethbr0 6y agoYour laptop fans spinning is the sound of Java developers externalizing the costs of their enhanced productivity.
- jb775 6y agoAgreed. Not to mention that little green dot acting as a de-facto surveillance tool itself. (I've always wanted to build a Slack green-dot-activator tool that activates the green dot based on customizable settings)
- joelthelion 6y agoIt's called slack, after all
- pydry 6y agoThe Guardian hasn't been any good at tech (or indeed any) journalism for years: https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/20/security-researchers-call-for-guardian-to-retract-false-whatsapp-backdoor-story/ https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/20/security-researchers-call-... It's fully participated in the UK media race to the bottom.
- AsyncAwait 6y agoAgreed, they even completely fabricated stories about Assange in the past. https://theintercept.com/2019/01/02/five-weeks-after-the-guardians-viral-blockbuster-assangemanafort-scoop-no-evidence-has-emerged-just-stonewalling https://theintercept.com/2019/01/02/five-weeks-after-the-gua...
- mrich 6y agoI'd say let those managers use those features, the company will go downhill faster for it and deservedly so.