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Re:Slack has raised our charges by $195k per year by sharts on Thursday September 18, 2025 @03:43PM (#45294077)
This is the new way of doing business. Rip off as much as you can until there is enough publicity around your bad behavior such that it may affect your bottom line.

And then say sorry to convey some kind of human connection in the hopes you will be forgiven and the bottom line can be raised again.

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Re:Slack has raised our charges by $195k per year by rhetocj23 on Thursday September 18, 2025 @05:21PM (#45295155)
One look at his LinkedIn and all becomes clear lol.
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Re:Slack has raised our charges by $195k per year by davedx on Friday September 19, 2025 @04:45AM (#45299401)
Not new. Ever heard of Oracle? :)
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Re:Slack has raised our charges by $195k per year by rhetocj23 on Friday September 19, 2025 @05:33AM (#45299700)
He used to work there, hence my comment about linkedin lol.
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Re:Slack has raised our charges by $195k per year by GuB-42 on Friday September 19, 2025 @12:52PM (#45303802)
Except that Oracle doesn't say sorry and doesn't appear to have any human connection at all, they don't even fake it.
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Re:Slack has raised our charges by $195k per year by sidewndr46 on Friday September 19, 2025 @11:12PM (#45309959)
Yeah, don't anthropomorphize the lawnmower folks
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Re:Slack has raised our charges by $195k per year by ineedasername on Saturday September 20, 2025 @02:15AM (#45310900)
Funny you mention Oracle: Slack’s former SVP of NA sales just moved on to a CRO job elsewhere a few weeks back. Their early career? Sales @ Oracle! Really, can’t make this stuff up. I went looking to see who Slack’s CRO was given it was their product C-level here commenting instead of someone more relevant in charge of the operational area where this happened. I did not at all fall over in shock to see that the person who shepherded Slack’s sales tactics to a culture where this is even a possibility was previously associated with Oracle sales.
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Re:Slack has raised our charges by $195k per year by pjjpo on Friday September 19, 2025 @10:16AM (#45301932)
Slack has been a rip off from the absolute beginning really. It's good to see more examples like the OP on why to stop using them, there has never been a single one besides FOMO.
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Re:Slack has raised our charges by $195k per year by supportengineer on Friday September 19, 2025 @01:34PM (#45304296)
Are you describing PG&E?
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