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How Slack’s employees use Slack

sudshr47 March 10, 2018

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A #dog channel is a must-have for many companies using communication app Slack. 

But for the Slack’s internal communications manager Jared Schwartz, a place to upload dog photos wasn’t enough. He needed somewhere his dog Oliver would get even more attention. Enter the #doodles channel, which joined the thousands of other Slack channels that more than 1,000 employees can navigate if they so choose. 

“We use Slack at a little bigger [scale] than most places. It may seem a little overwhelming at first, but we do it in a way that’s thoughtful,” Schwartz told Mashable.

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Woman gets email rejecting her for a job because she’s not a man

sudshr47 February 16, 2018

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Finding out you didn’t meet the requirements for a job you wanted is always tough to hear. 

But, a company in Spain is facing an almighty backlash after it sent a candidate an email telling her she didn’t get hired because she isn’t a man.

Carla Forcada, who lives in Barcelona, Spain, applied for the role of account executive at PR agency Impulsa Comunicación. After sending her CV, she received an email from the PR firm telling her that they were looking for a man because the role would require work with Coca-Cola and Carglass accounts. She tweeted a screenshot of the email she received, which is written in Spanish, alongside the comment: “Unbelievable to think that some companies still don’t support gender equality in the workplace.”  Read more…

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Why the first 5 minutes of every video conference is, ‘Can you hear me?’

sudshr47 December 1, 2017

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The video conference is one of the least-liked parts of modern office culture.

Despite the plethora of video conferencing services — Google Hangouts, BlueJeans, Highfive, Skype, FaceTime, and dozens more — the first five minutes of every meeting tends to be a series of fruitless attempts to get everyone’s audio working correctly. And even when it does, dropped connections, poorly timed muting/unmuting, and quiet talkers often ruin the flow.

The truth is video conferencing is hard. Layering random internet services on top of ad hoc equipment on top of users with virtually no training means you get a grab-bag of results. Sure there are sleek corporate systems, but their cost often puts them out of range of most startups. Read more…

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5 ways you’re being condescending at work (without realizing it)

sudshr47 November 17, 2017

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Let’s talk about those colleagues. Do you know the type I’m talking about? The ones who have a knack for climbing up on their high horses while making you feel oh-so-small and unimportant?

Nobody likes that condescending team member. But, take a minute to think about this: What if you’re coming off as that patronizing person in your office? Even worse, what if—gasp!—you don’t even realize you’re doing it?

I’m not big into scare tactics, but here’s the reality: We’re all only human, which means it’s easy to slide into some arrogant and superior habits every now and then.

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