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snap, formerly snapchat, which removed the “chat,” promoting in-person collaboration. through layoffs. for an app that somewhat expects not being in person.
by catchnear4321 3y ago
snap, formerly snapchat, which removed the “chat,” promoting in-person collaboration. through layoffs. for an app that somewhat expects not being in person.
if it weren’t for there being individuals impacted, it might be funny.
- bombcar 3y agoI had no idea what snap was, but this reminded me that snapchat was a thing, but I can't actually remember what kind of thing it was.
- theGnuMe 3y agoIt’s huge in high schools.
- catchnear4321 3y agosomewhere, a marketer gained their wings.
- paulddraper 3y agoI'll go out on a limb and say that snapchat isn't meant for professional collaboration.
- catchnear4321 3y agothe app or the company?
- fuzzfactor 3y agoThe employees will certainly be collaborating with 500 fewer of their colleagues going forward. I suppose the remaining employees had better collaborate as much as possible, quick while they still can.
- paulddraper 3y agoThe app
- mvdtnz 3y agoThat's like complaining that the people making fish-finding software aren't doing it from onboard a boat. Just because their users are expected to be remote from one another doesn't mean remotely is the best way for them to work.
- catchnear4321 3y agosame could be said about a company’s commercial real estate holdings / leases - arguably more accurately. context matters, and experience lends understanding. so yes, remote workers may better understand a remote context, which may be a benefit, or not. whereas accounting is mad that money is being torched needlessly. just because you don’t see the relation, correlation, or even causation, doesn’t make it not there.