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You 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
by durzagott 10y ago
You 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.