The slack didn’t work and the timing couldn’t have been worse



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UPDATE: May 12, 2020, 5:47 p.m. PDT And just like that, the service is supported! Everyone can press pause on their Slack panic for now.


Original story:

It’s not you, it’s Slack.

Slack confirmed on Twitter that the service in parts of the US The US, Japan and Australia had been interrupted just before 5 p.m. PT on Tuesday and is still investigating the cause.

According to Downdetector, in the USA. In the US, the disruption focused on the west coast, with hot spots in Southern California, the Bay Area, Vancouver and Seattle. Some cities on the east and south coast, like New York, Boston, Atlanta, and Houston, also seemed to be in trouble (but what are they doing on Slack rn ?!)

Hello darkness my old friend.

Hello darkness my old friend.

Image: Screenshot: Rachel Kraus / Mashable / Downdetector

Slack was already dominating many workplaces before more and more office workers became remote workers thanks to the coronavirus. But with social distancing in place, it has become an indispensable work-from-home tool for instant communication.

Did you think we were socially distant before? SAY AH! You DIDN’T KNOW the social distance until Slack fell, beautiful and lonely fool.



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