- the interface is much better.
- search is better.
- you can set the status and more details which makes it easier for people to find you and talk to you.
- the group discovery is easier.
- better integration with all the tools which makes it easy to set up workflows.
- ability to add reminders and schedule post.
- when the number of messages increase, slack has enough tools to streamline the same.
- i was able to run two teams completely async using slack and other integrated tools.
- bookmarks tab at the top makes it easier to find things.
- ability to pin things to the top of the chat.
- threads makes it easier to keep things seggragated.
- document sharing, code sharing etc are much better in slack.
- reactions
- rich text formatting
- advanced search
Making Google Chat
if your organisation doesn't agree to migrate to slack, here is how you can make Google chat or spaces work.
- Though the interface is shitty, you will get used to it. Keep exploring.