One of the most salient features of our Tech Hiring culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend to take the situation for granted.
My unpopular opinion is that slack I the worst thing that ever happened to remote work and a very lousy way to run your business. It gives a permanent sense of urgency, eclipse both long form written communication and direct human to human communication (wether facev to face, phone or video conference)
One of the most salient features of our Tech Hiring culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend to take the situation for granted.
I agree it is pretty easy to get interrupted in your workflow with Slack messages. Alternative channels such as email or face to face have their own downsides. I think we just expect too much from Slack for most of our communication.
One of the most salient features of our Tech Hiring culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend to take the situation for granted.
The key is to learn when to use which channel of communication. And that starts with realizing that Slack is not a silver bullet, although it's very addictive.
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My unpopular opinion is that slack I the worst thing that ever happened to remote work and a very lousy way to run your business. It gives a permanent sense of urgency, eclipse both long form written communication and direct human to human communication (wether facev to face, phone or video conference)
I don't think this is an unpopular opinion anymore. Personally, I have never heard anyone say anything good about Slack since I found out it exists.
Huge if true :)
I agree it is pretty easy to get interrupted in your workflow with Slack messages. Alternative channels such as email or face to face have their own downsides. I think we just expect too much from Slack for most of our communication.
The key is to learn when to use which channel of communication. And that starts with realizing that Slack is not a silver bullet, although it's very addictive.