Usually this happens when I am bored or blocked at work or I am in a meeting where there is nothing for me to say or do 90% of the time.
Slack creates a culture that is built around response time but often topics on slack are low urgency and of little long term value.
Heavy use of slack requires people to be around synchronously and inevitably people will be blocked on others. This is inefficient.
Daily stand-ups are a similar routine that provides not much value in terms of unblocking people.
I greatly look forward to tech companies who prefer written documentation (eg, Notion) over Slack.
> I greatly look forward to tech companies who prefer written documentation (eg, Notion) over Slack.
this is (at least how i'm reading it) a similar issue i've seen in hobby spaces that have moved from forums to platforms like discord for support. discord is great for right now collaboration but the archival process is like pulling teeth. it leads to repeated questions being asked because threads aren't often used and one problem's solution is mishmashed in with ten other conversations.
sometimes there are links to a wiki in the discord, which is nice. but it's still only sometimes, and if you have a problem that hasn't come up yet, you're stuck navigating discord.
Slack creates a culture that is built around response time but often topics on slack are low urgency and of little long term value. Heavy use of slack requires people to be around synchronously and inevitably people will be blocked on others. This is inefficient.
Daily stand-ups are a similar routine that provides not much value in terms of unblocking people.
I greatly look forward to tech companies who prefer written documentation (eg, Notion) over Slack.