I was surprised to see a major television advertisement for a product I had used just two years ago. As far as I knew, Slack was an unheard of internet tool to help people collaborate on a business idea. I had no idea it WAS the new way we run a company. Or more to the point, the new way we show up for work.
Yes, I used Slack very briefly. I didn't know how to use Slack, yet I knew it was a tool to help people build companies.
It was one of my startups DigiThin. I dabbled in Slack a bit with one other person. That startup ended and I never thought about it again until I was asked to join the startup Kazamster! Immediately they linked me to Slack. It was different then what I had seen previously. I was sort of scared of it. I didn't want to screw up any work Tom and Sean had done. I wanted to be accepted to the team. Therefore I was hesitant to post, share, click, or generally use Slack.
I got over myself. It doesn't matter if I screw up using Slack. This is the new way the workforce communicates. I'm learning a ton with this new business model. It's extremly weird cause you don't get to walk past the people you work with in some art filled hallway and make a traditional comment, like "Hey, how is your summer going?" instead you look at your feed from Slack and wonder.
- I wonder if they like my work ?
- I wonder if what I'm doing is making an impact for the company?
- I wonder if they think I'm crazy?
- I wonder how many people work from home?
- I wonder if they realize how much work I'm doing?
- I wonder if they realize how valuable I am?
- I wonder why they don't answer my questions?
- I wonder what they are working on?
- I wonder if I will run a company with Slack?
- I wonder why my brain ticks and quivers with excitement!
- I wonder how Slack became so big they could put an ad on T.V.?
- I wonder if Slack is how 90% of the workforce will show up for work?
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