Slack Is Basically Facebook Now

cypher_greyhat , 9 months ago

Nah, Facebook is a lot worse in many ways. Slack is actually usable and obeys the law.

Aurenkin , 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago)

No it isn’t.

EDIT:

OK to explaind on this just a bit. Slack is a Searchable Log of All Conversation and Knowledge. That’s all it is. If all you do is talk shit on there, it’s going to be a repository of shit talking and that’s not slacks fault.

Personally, slack has saved me a countless amount of time at work. Having a technical problem? Search slack, someone probably asked about it and there’s a solution for that. If there’s no answer, asking in the right channel will usually get it answered pretty quickly.

Especially as a remote company, slack or a tool like it is pretty indispensable for working with my team. And yes, we talk a lot of shit on there and those conversations happen in shit talking channels which means they don’t clutter the productive channels but I can still bond with my team a bit.

I guess like any tool, it’s about how you use it. In this case though I don’t think you can blame the tool even though slack is definitely not perfect. It’s definitely far from Facebook, I honestly think you’d win some kind of record with that stretch.

ericisshort , 9 months ago

Tell ‘em Aurenkin!

dbilitated , 9 months ago

If all you do is talk shit on there, it’s going to be a repository of shit talking and that’s not slacks fault.

perfect. yeah I love slack. people can post their FB shit in #random but the team chat is a great way to get and find answers.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago

I would never talk shit about anything at work on a medium that keeps a permanent record. Do people really have that hard a time staying professional?

shalafi , 9 months ago

Of course it’s not wise to talk shit on a company platform, but Slack is hardcore about privacy.

I’m our Slack admin. I cannot see a DM I wasn’t invited to. I cannot even see private channel names that I’m not invited to.

The only way Slack will divulge private posts, or posts in private channels, is if the account owner contacts support and makes a case for why they need to see anything private.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago

The danger in my mind isn’t someone without access, it’s someone with access taking screenshots and using them against you. That’s why I don’t say anything remotely shitty unless it’s on unrecorded audio.