The Slack Channel

There’s a Slack channel for everything. #general. #random. #team-social. #dei-initiatives.

The company points to the channels as proof they care. “We have a whole DEI channel!” Forty-seven members. Last message was six weeks ago. The message before that was a link to an article nobody commented on.

Slack channels are the corporate equivalent of putting up a sign. Creating #mental-health-resources feels like doing something about mental health without doing anything about mental health.

The work happens in DMs. The performance happens in channels.