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One company I worked for used to have an unofficial “ex-company” slack setup, where people would …

One company I worked for used to have an unofficial “ex-company” slack setup, where people would get invited to by others that have already left and were in there, it was kinda nice since you form bonds with people and suddenly they’re just gone. You might have not managed to connect with them in any other form. But you login to “ex-company” slack workspace and here they are - everyone that went through the company. I mean lots of people would stop responding after a while, but there was enough time “buffer” to allow people to connect with other means.

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AurornisHN

Watching people’s accounts go into deactivated status in Slack with no goodbye is sad. The most toxic boss I ever worked for would request access to former employee’s Slack accounts under the guise of looking for data to transition their job. Their accounts would periodically go green when he logged in as them. Spooky to see ex-coworker accounts go green and know the boss is scouring their private messages. I know companies can get slack messages anyway, but seeing your boss do it in real time is extra creepy.

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itsrajjuHN

I am a part of one such group! It started as a WhatsApp group for all ex-employees, but has now morphed into a discord server. It's a great way to remain connected to friends you make at work, and recently, it has also become a way to share job openings to your network to help laid-off people.

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data-ottawaHN

This seems common now, I’m part of two such groups and it’s a nicer experience than trying to keep up via LinkedIn.

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ElevenLatheHN

I am in a Discord of full people that all got laid off from the same place in 2019 (I actually left on a Wednesday for a new job, and everyone else got their pink slips Friday that same week). At first it was pretty lively, as you can imagine, but its settled into a wonderfully cozy online space and I'm so glad I'm a part of it. It's good to have connections to people with whom you have shared experiences but no real ongoing professional relationship (these are called "friends"). It's also good for networking, since we're all in the same industry. In some ways it just feels like a continuation of the Jabber rooms we all shared when we worked together, but it's also something more.

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SideburnsOfDoomHN

> One company I worked for used to have an unofficial “ex-company” slack setup, More than one for me.

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