Hundreds of people were removed from our Slack account for inactivity. This led to a massive backlash of complaints, so many got their accounts reinstated.
The manager that arranged the cull, stated that the analytics showed they didn’t use it, and so he requested to know if they have a reason for wanting an account.
When I checked, some of these people had only posted 20 messages prior. Not sure when they signed up, but it seems like they really weren’t using it, or getting their money’s worth out of it. It costs around £5 per user per month, so that is a waste.
When one person was challenged, he said he was informed it was mandatory to have Slack, yet his office didn’t use it and they preferred to use Microsoft Teams.
What I’d like to know is, why is their office using our department’s budget? They don’t work with us at all; they work on completely different software.
I think Slack is a waste anyway. a) The fact that there was a cull implies they are conscious of the budget and want to cut down, and b) it isn’t necessary for the department to function. We could just use Microsoft Teams which we already pay for.
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