4 ms·
Slack doesn't, unless I'm not finding that feature after a year+ of using it.
by i__believe 10y ago
Slack doesn't, unless I'm not finding that feature after a year+ of using it.
- scalesolved 10y agoIt totally does and I use it heavily, although if urgent a co-worker can have the option to force the notification through. Usually doesn't happen as people realise you'll get back to it soon. https://get.slack.help/hc/en-us/articles/214908388-Do-Not-Disturb-and-snooze-settings https://get.slack.help/hc/en-us/articles/214908388-Do-Not-Di...
- lost_my_pwd 10y agoOne can set their status to "Away" in slack.
- christophilus 10y agoYeah, but "away" and "busy" are two different statuses. "Away" seems to me to indicate "not working". "Busy" seems to indicate "working too hard to be interrupted."
- durzagott 10y agoYou can set yourself to Do Not Disturb mode, which is kind of the same thing. Notifications are muted and the sender sees a 'Zzz' symbol next to your name. If someone sends you a direct message they have the option to interrupt you if it's really important.
- junke 10y ago> Notifications are muted and the sender sees a 'Zzz' symbol next to your name. That's a minor thing but 'Zzz' really sends the wrong signal to the sender: if you are not available, then you are sleeping (i.e. unproductive).
- dasmoth 10y agoAgreed, and would probably go a bit beyond "minor". Other chat systems offer the ability to attach a message to your AFK status, which can be pretty helpful for setting expectations about when you might be back. Last time I looked, Slack seemed kind-of resistant to doing anything like that.
- chrisan 10y ago> That's a minor thing but 'Zzz' really sends the wrong signal to the sender: if you are not available, then you are sleeping (i.e. unproductive). Working remotely, is that a bad thing? If you are unavailable due to deep coding or a need for a nap does it matter?
- junke 10y agoIdeally, only results should matter. But 'Zzz' somehow reinforces the default assumption that a remote worker will try to be paid for slacking off. Now, I am going back to bed.