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This is pretty good advice. But if you are going to hide the slack desktop while you are working then you should let people know. Otherwise, people will expect
by WheelsAtLarge 4y ago
This is pretty good advice. But if you are going to hide the slack desktop while you are working then you should let people know. Otherwise, people will expect a response real time and wonder why you are ignoring them. It's human nature.
- dahdum 4y agoIf you always respond instantly you set that expectation for the future. I wouldn’t be expected to respond immediately if I were presenting over Zoom, had just left for a bathroom/drink break, on an important call, or was in the middle of an careful process anyway. It’s not as if I ignore it completely, I can check Desktop 1 for flashing notifications with a simple left hand only Alt-1, and be back on my working desktop in like a second. That quickly becomes as autonomic as Ctrl-l, n, e, Enter when I’m in a browser.
- helij 4y agoReally depends. At our company there's no expectation that you'll answer Slack messages in real time.
- throwaway_au_1 4y agoIMHO expecting synchronous behaviour from asynchronous tools is flawed way to operate; I'd be very comfortable taking a stand against manning these communication channels at all times.