Miguel FerrocarrilOct 25, 2023
Dave 🧱 
For halloween I'm dressing up as a Slack DM which simply says “Can we have a quick chat” followed by complete silence for hours
Oct 25, 2023 at 9:30amWeb
Show threadDave 🧱 Oct 25, 2023
Ok fine, soundcloud https://darn.es
David Darnes - Designer, Front-end Developer & Writer specialising in Design Systems, Eleventy, Ghost and Jamstack

Designer, Front-end Developer & Writer specialising in Design Systems, Eleventy, Ghost and Jamstack

Show threadAlex MarshallOct 25, 2023
@DavidDarnes Truly the most terrifying thing that can happen between the hours of 9 and 5
Show threadJason BOct 25, 2023
@marsh931 @DavidDarnes Yours only happen 9 to 5? Lucky...
Show threadDave 🧱 Oct 25, 2023
@jehb @marsh931 you should definitely setup working hours in Slack
Show threadJason BOct 25, 2023
@DavidDarnes @marsh931 In some cases, the first step is moving to a company where not working all the time is treated as normal...
Show threadMichelle BarkerOct 25, 2023
@DavidDarnes I’m going as a generative AI
Show threadDave 🧱 Oct 25, 2023
@michelle so you’re copying everyone else 😂
Show threadMichelle BarkerOct 25, 2023
@DavidDarnes 🤣 🤣 🤣
Show threadMatthias OttOct 25, 2023
@michelle @DavidDarnes
“Hey Michelle! How are you today? 🤗”
“As a Large Language Model, I don’t have any feelings, but I can provide you with a list of…”
Show threadMatthias OttOct 25, 2023
@DavidDarnes “Since you’re the only one in this huddle, we muted your mic just in case. Enjoy the tranquility.”
Show threadAlisonW ♿🏳️‍🌈♾️Oct 25, 2023
@DavidDarnes
That would absolutely scare me. Btdtgtts 😢
Show threadKevin LydaOct 25, 2023
@DavidDarnes That's too far man.
Show threadChris. R. 🎧🎼☕🍍Oct 25, 2023

@DavidDarnes @whalecoiner

I have https://nohello.com in my status message…

No Hello

Don't Just Say "Hello" in Chat.

Show threadCysio ​Oct 25, 2023
@DavidDarnes a Teams DM with "can I call you?" with no introduction to the problem
Show threadEppy NWSOct 25, 2023

@me @DavidDarnes

I am happy to say I have gained the courage/seniority to go "Sorry, no, I'm in the middle of something... please schedule a meeting" and that forces them to type the two sentences they should have typed in the first message.

Show threadDamien (TIG BUSINESS)Oct 25, 2023

@DavidDarnes I'm not scared by this because latent ADHD means I've forgotten about it 5 minutes later.

For me the slack horror is "can we zoom quickly?"...

Show threadHawkWolf (H. A. Kirsch)Oct 25, 2023

@DavidDarnes the furry version of this is just

“1N”

In white text on a dark gray background

Show threadJason BOct 25, 2023
@DavidDarnes Ooh, mine is a last minute calendar invite called (No Title) but there are three HR people on the invite list.
Show threadJustinOct 26, 2023
@DavidDarnes “Hi Justin”…. 👻👻👻