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> I worked at a company where Sales thought "@channel" was a person they should ping as often as possible I find some people just don't know (or care about) th
by justin_oaks 5y ago
> I worked at a company where Sales thought "@channel" was a person they should ping as often as possible
I find some people just don't know (or care about) the right way to use Slack. They need to be taught "Hey, don't bother 100 people in this channel for your niche question." Some are oblivious, some don't care about other people. Either way someone needs to pull them aside and say "stop it".
Having management that allows that to continue indicates an unhealthy organization.
- quesera 5y agoSlack actually pops a dialog when you message @channel or @here. Message says, e.g.: Using @here pings everyone in the channel who's currently online. It's a bit noisy! Are you sure you want to send this? [Edit Message] [Send] Of course it doesn't always help!
- justin_oaks 5y agoGood point. I use @channel or @here so infrequently that I didn't remember that.