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		ilrwbwrkhv on May 17, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Slack issues slack is bitchware. a new term i use these days for software which is forced on employees because they have no other option (hence bitches). other examples of bitchware are microsoft teams, jira etc.

roofio on May 17, 2023 [–]

Could it be that they actually serve a valuable purpose? If they didn't exist would you bitch about email being bitchware?

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