It’s the first full day back at work in the new year, and 2021 is trying its best to give you one extra day off.
The essential office communication tool, Slack, went down abruptly this morning and businesses around the virtual world have ground to a halt.
The Vancouver founded communications platform says, “Customers may have trouble connecting or using Slack.” As of 11:20 am ET, the company said it is reporting issues with connecting to the service and messaging.
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The Slack team is “investigating, and we will follow up with more information as soon as we have it. We apologize for any disruption caused.”
Customers may be experiencing issues connecting and using Slack at this time. Our team is currently investigating and we’re sorry for any troubles this may be causing. Please see https://t.co/hlhV4Z15g6 for updates.
— Slack (@SlackHQ) January 4, 2021
Users began reporting issues at around 10 am ET, and it is currently unclear how long the outage will go on for.
Professionals flocked to Twitter to get their daily dose of GIFs and memes, and reactions have been quite fitting considering the majority of the world is currently working remotely.
Clean slate.
First Monday of 2021.
New Year. New Me.
Time to turn this thing around.Slack: pic.twitter.com/vrokNdDPBQ
— Realest Baddest Daddest Joke (@realbaddadjoke) January 4, 2021
Thank you, Slack!
Best regards,
everyone returning back to work today.#slackdown pic.twitter.com/mqcaIXk9fm— 🐙 (@octopuscitizen) January 4, 2021
If Slack doesn’t show up in 15 minutes, we’re legally allowed to leave
— HaitianHomie (@MatthewShiflet) January 4, 2021
Slack being down on the morning we all return to work feels like 2021 promising it will be a bit kinder to us all
— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) January 4, 2021
First work day of 2021 and Slack is down pic.twitter.com/IKxGhKTgh7
— Slutty but Seasonal 1984’s George Whorewell (@EwdatsGROSS) January 4, 2021
Me trying to reach folks during the #Slack outrage pic.twitter.com/cqF6zJ3v4w
— ryan (@ryceandbeanz) January 4, 2021
this is what twitter feels like this morning for everyone who doesn’t use slack pic.twitter.com/a9sjbvhaJ9
— George Kedenburg III (@GK3) January 4, 2021
When #Slack is down pic.twitter.com/ov5FhJPxOE
— Katie Pratt (@katiepratt_) January 4, 2021
“Slack is trying to connect”
Aren’t we all, Slack? Aren’t we all?— Melissa Chaplin (@melissarchaplin) January 4, 2021
First working day of the new year and slack is down. pic.twitter.com/cqgbsLkxnl
— Dr. Jessie Christiansen (@aussiastronomer) January 4, 2021
okay google hangouts, you’re having your moment in the sun
— 𝕛𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕒 𝕓𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕤 (@jesserker) January 4, 2021
Slack getting ready to fire up on January 4, 2021 pic.twitter.com/GHutKVykpU
— Jose Cornejo (@josescornejo) January 4, 2021
Slack going down an hour into the first major work day of 2021 pic.twitter.com/ckKAfowyzq
— Gibson Johns (@gibsonoma) January 4, 2021
slack being down on the first monday of the year pic.twitter.com/Eny71n410r
— Katie Wingfield (@Katie_Wingfield) January 4, 2021
Microsoft teams users looking at Slack users on Monday morning. pic.twitter.com/FlLJ0IvI4T
— sheeta verma (@sheetaverma) January 4, 2021
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