Actually, Slack really sucks

Re:Actually, Slack really sucks by datihein on Wednesday July 13, 2016 @01:52PM (#12088185)

Actually, maybe you should try Slack in earnest with a project team before assuming the OP criticisms are wacked.

I tried it with my team about a year ago, and all of the OP criticisms resonate with me. We don't use Slack anymore.

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Re:Actually, Slack really sucks by danso on Wednesday July 13, 2016 @02:25PM (#12088480)

I think what turned me off was the headline. If it had been more well-scoped, e.g. "Slack sucks balls when it comes to doing real work", I'd be less complainy. I've enjoyed Slack for conversation in medium-ish interest groups/clubs (100 <= x < 500), in which the channels aren't overwhelming and there's almost never a need to do private chat with more than one other person.

Everything in the context of work loses its allure, such as "unlimited" vacation time.

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Re:Actually, Slack really sucks by criddell on Wednesday July 13, 2016 @02:03PM (#12088298)

What do you use? We are about to switch to Slack from Skype for messaging (that's all we use Skype for). Right now we are running both but I prefer Slack.

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