5/24/2023 0 Comments What can slackbot do![]() Because let's be honest - what's a good development team without inside jokes? But to be serious, never underestimate the power of social interaction outside of work to build closer knit teams which inevitably affects the productivity of those teams. It's a time to share background about themselves, hobbies, passions, and our favorite, jokes. Once team members are able to schedule some time to chat, it proves to be a great way of connecting and helping them get to know each other. Team Members who don't want to be paired can simply leave the #virtualcoffeee channel. We should also mention that this exercise is completely voluntary, since making this sort of thing mandatory would be completely counterproductive. ![]() You have the option to say, "Yes", "It's scheduled", or "No". After some time has passed Donut asks if you were able to schedule a time to meet as a friendly reminder. Donut randomly pairs members of the channel to schedule one on one in-person or virtual social meetings over coffee, lunch, or donuts. This is a fun exercise because you'd be surprised how much you can learn about people's personalities from the cheekiness, or lack thereof, of an image or saying on their coffee mug. We created a slack channel, #virtualcoffee, where team members are encouraged to chit chat and even share images of their morning coffee. Screenshot of the Upstack #virtualcoffee channel Screenshot of the Upstack Slack bot, Donut in action Keep reading to learn more about the Slack bot we built to encourage comradery among our globally distributed team. This kind of chit-chat, while not vital to each team member's success or productivity, it does do a lot for making people feel as if they are a part of a team and boosting morale. Not being in close proximity with each other means that remote workers miss out on the water cooler conversations that happen in typical office settings. We know, you're thinking, what does small talk have to do with team building? More than you think, actually. Luckily we have talented and creative team members who have thought of great ways to overcome these obstacles. ![]() But we are well aware of the challenges that sometimes face disbursed employee networks. ![]() No one loves distributed teams more than we do here at Upstack. ![]()
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