Slack is a foul pool of bad behaviors

Slack is a chat platform that promotes passive-aggressive behavior and misunderstanding at the office! I have found that logging off of Slack never to return solved 80% of my problems with this workplace chat platform. The other 20% of my problems magically resolved when my colleagues stopped using Slack as well.

VOX:

It can mean a few things: A vibrant discussion is taking place in which you and your colleagues are excitedly collaborating around a central topic. Important news is breaking and everyone wants to know. Or, more often, a nonlinear argument is unfurling as everyone tries to get the last word in first, and chaos envelops the very system meant to keep you organized.

“Slack is where work happens,” reads the company’s website copy. “Imagine what you’ll accomplish together.”

But an increasing emphasis on new technology to moderate our workdays isn’t necessarily making our work better or making us more productive. If wielded poorly, it can even make it worse.

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