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If I ever work at a company that uses Teams again, I will quit that company. How much I hate Teams can in no way be overstated. For a chat program it shouldn't

If I ever work at a company that uses Teams again, I will quit that company. How much I hate Teams can in no way be overstated. For a chat program it shouldn't cause so much anger, but its so bad at everything it does.

pawelduda 4y ago
Not sure how it works on Mac but on Linux it's a dreadful experience and I don't think any work tool had ever annoyed me more
- aeroevan 4y ago
  I just use the web version which works well enough on chrome, but is annoying. But luckily we also have slack and that's where most of data science/software collaboration happens
- vladvasiliu 4y ago
  Oh man, I actually prefer the Linux version to the Windows one. The interface is a bit more usable, in that all the controls are grouped in the same place. On Windows, the bar is split along the top and right sides of the screen, and you can't set the incoming video to take the whole screen. Even "focus on content" still leaves a bunch of stuff hanging around. The only thing I prefer on Windows is that it uses native notifications. Other than that, it's the same laggy, broken piece of crap on all platforms. When I was still using a Mac, teams there seemed similar to Linux.
  - luckman212 4y ago
    Current versions of Teams have the option to use native notifications (on macOS) and have had this feature for some time now. FYI.
- solardev 4y ago
  It's terrible on Mac. It's terrible on Windows. It won't even load on my phone. It's just terrible everywhere.
marlor 4y ago
I’m eagerly anticipating our company moving to Teams. Right now, the only approved chat solution is Skype for Business (with only plaintext messaging - rich text, files and images have been disabled for security reasons). Other chat and social media sites are blocked at a firewall level (including Slack, Discord, Facebook, etc.). I’ve heard bad things about Teams, but it’s surely better than the current solution we use with its lack of persistence and plain text limitation.
- david_van_loon 4y ago
  Team may not be amazing, but it is certainly better than Skype for Business. You'll like it much more.
  - TheFattestNinja 4y ago
    Guess its up to taste. Skype is bad but teams is... well.
cyansmoker 4y ago
OK but then don't go anywhere near Google Spaces. Although it's more despair inducing...

pawelduda 4y ago

Not sure how it works on Mac but on Linux it's a dreadful experience and I don't think any work tool had ever annoyed me more

aeroevan 4y ago
I just use the web version which works well enough on chrome, but is annoying. But luckily we also have slack and that's where most of data science/software collaboration happens
vladvasiliu 4y ago
Oh man, I actually prefer the Linux version to the Windows one. The interface is a bit more usable, in that all the controls are grouped in the same place. On Windows, the bar is split along the top and right sides of the screen, and you can't set the incoming video to take the whole screen. Even "focus on content" still leaves a bunch of stuff hanging around. The only thing I prefer on Windows is that it uses native notifications. Other than that, it's the same laggy, broken piece of crap on all platforms. When I was still using a Mac, teams there seemed similar to Linux.
- luckman212 4y ago
  Current versions of Teams have the option to use native notifications (on macOS) and have had this feature for some time now. FYI.
solardev 4y ago
It's terrible on Mac. It's terrible on Windows. It won't even load on my phone. It's just terrible everywhere.

marlor 4y ago

I’m eagerly anticipating our company moving to Teams. Right now, the only approved chat solution is Skype for Business (with only plaintext messaging - rich text, files and images have been disabled for security reasons). Other chat and social media sites are blocked at a firewall level (including Slack, Discord, Facebook, etc.). I’ve heard bad things about Teams, but it’s surely better than the current solution we use with its lack of persistence and plain text limitation.

david_van_loon 4y ago
Team may not be amazing, but it is certainly better than Skype for Business. You'll like it much more.
- TheFattestNinja 4y ago
  Guess its up to taste. Skype is bad but teams is... well.

cyansmoker 4y ago

OK but then don't go anywhere near Google Spaces. Although it's more despair inducing...