"Async" Slack channels are one of our secret weapons at @beondeck

After using them for ~18 months, I can't imagine Slack without them. Particularly now— operating 100% remote with 62 teammates in 14 timezones.

Here's the "how it works" post I use to open each new 1:1 channel 👇

Welcome to our private "async" channel!! 👋👋

Here's how it works —>

Anytime you need a quick response, e.g. "are you coming to this meeting?", use DM.

A Slack DM is like a tap on the shoulder. It says "I need your attention now, please stop what you are doing." Use these sparingly.

Anytime you're posting something more suited to asynchronous consideration and reply, post it here instead.

Treat your post in the main channel like the subject line of an email, then thread *everything* else, including any links and images. The thread is your "email" body.

Sometimes it helps to add an emoji to the start of the "subject line" post, indicating the nature of the message.

E.g.
❓ = question
💡 = idea
ℹ️ = fyi
🎉 = celebration fyi