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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
by 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 agoThat'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.