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I dunno, I find the typing notification useful in group discussions so I know that coworker A is about to say something (and I know that she's going to make the

I dunno, I find the typing notification useful in group discussions so I know that coworker A is about to say something (and I know that she's going to make the exact same point I was going to make). I find active/non-active presence helpful so I know whether or not to expect a reply soon.

itisit 5y ago
I prefer to communicate asynchronously via text to keep myself and others focused on work. People become surprisiginly resourceful when they no longer expect or rely on realtime (or near to it) replies. To each their own, of course.
- Johnny555 5y ago
  That's what makes Slack presence so useful, I pause my notifications when I don't want to be interrupted -- others can see that in my presence (but if they really need me, they can choose to notify me anyway). So I can stay heads-down and work, but if something important happens, I'm still reachable. And at least in my company, people don't abuse do not disturb. Plus, I never need to wonder if it's safe to send a message to a coworker for their timezone "George is in Germany, am I going to wake him up if I send me a message now?" I can rely on him setting notifications appropriately.
dllthomas 5y ago
I added a loading indicator emoji that I use if I want to respond to something but it's going to take a bit.
anyfoo 5y ago
I've been talking to friends every day, for what amounts to decades now, over chat tools that don't show when anyone is typing. In contrast to e.g. the tools at work that do, I feel like the interactions we have not only don't suffer from not seeing who is typing, but generally feel "easier" to me. There is no "oh I was about to type but now you're typing so I'll stop typing", or "I started typing but on second thought I don't have anything to add right now (or maybe I was interrupted) and now you're waiting for me", or any of that tired stuff.

itisit 5y ago

I prefer to communicate asynchronously via text to keep myself and others focused on work. People become surprisiginly resourceful when they no longer expect or rely on realtime (or near to it) replies. To each their own, of course.

Johnny555 5y ago
That's what makes Slack presence so useful, I pause my notifications when I don't want to be interrupted -- others can see that in my presence (but if they really need me, they can choose to notify me anyway). So I can stay heads-down and work, but if something important happens, I'm still reachable. And at least in my company, people don't abuse do not disturb. Plus, I never need to wonder if it's safe to send a message to a coworker for their timezone "George is in Germany, am I going to wake him up if I send me a message now?" I can rely on him setting notifications appropriately.

dllthomas 5y ago

I added a loading indicator emoji that I use if I want to respond to something but it's going to take a bit.

anyfoo 5y ago

I've been talking to friends every day, for what amounts to decades now, over chat tools that don't show when anyone is typing. In contrast to e.g. the tools at work that do, I feel like the interactions we have not only don't suffer from not seeing who is typing, but generally feel "easier" to me. There is no "oh I was about to type but now you're typing so I'll stop typing", or "I started typing but on second thought I don't have anything to add right now (or maybe I was interrupted) and now you're waiting for me", or any of that tired stuff.