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This assumes said email is properly filtered and doesn't get lost in a sea of work spam. I also assert email is actually terrible at context; unless that is par
by NBJack 1y ago
This assumes said email is properly filtered and doesn't get lost in a sea of work spam. I also assert email is actually terrible at context; unless that is part of an existing thread, or again your filtering/sorting is great, you will often spend at least a paragraph just establishing context.
> It is well structured, well documented and offers coherent discourse.
You must have great coworkers who know how to communicate. I cannot say the same for everyone at my company. Email at many of the places I've worked can quickly devolve on more than 3-5 replies.
- nkrisc 1y agoWorse than the work email spam at some of my previous jobs was the Slack spam - at least the email spam was work-related. Too many people substitute work for a social life and treat Slack like they’re on a group chat with friends.
- hnlmorg 1y agoThere's nothing wrong with social chat on Slack. It just needs to be either in a thread or, better yet, in a dedicated social channel. Saying people shouldn't have social chat on Slack is like people shouldn't have social chat in the office kitchen because it's part of the same office complex.
- nkrisc 1y agoAnd if they did that, I’d have nothing to complain about. That’s never been my experience though with Slack at work.
- hnlmorg 1y agoThat’s unfortunate but it’s not a universal trend. The problem here isn’t Slack, it’s poor Slack etiquette. However you can change etiquette at a company level.
- lostlogin 1y ago> Worse than the work email spam at some of my previous jobs was the Slack spam It’s annoying if not muted and you need to work. Why not do that? A workplace with no chat and zero talk would be pretty grim.
- theshrike79 1y agoIf the company Slack doesn't have a #memes channel, I don't want to work there.
- tayo42 1y ago@here I need an update on a ticket @here were doing some it maintenance over the weekend in the middle of the night on a system no one uses