Show HN: We've built a Slack emulator to demo our Slack bot
karmabot.chat
karmabot.chat
- Platform: Nuxt (https://nuxtjs.org/) - Language: JavaScript - Templates: Vue
Finishing up with MS Teams demo atm, will probably share more on this later on.
Curious about your general reaction 'I really really really never want to see anywhere I work'. Would you mind elaborating on that please? Why such a strong opposition?
Thanks!
Not sure where the idea of 'reduction' came from. The way I understand the product, it's an enhancement on top of whatever noisy day-to-day activity happens on chats.
One can say 'well done!' or post a funny custom emoji, but is that appreciation strong enough?
Also, there is definitely a cultural component to this. Some teams are comfortable with _negative karma_. In NZ and AU this is definitely a show-stopper, a tool for embracing 'toxic work environment'. In Spain, for example, it's OK:
"I understand that negative karma might not be the most desirable thing to do. But it happens, at least it happens in our team. And at the end of the month we check the rankings, and we have like a “developer of the month” kind of prize, so it’s cool to take negatives into the equation."
All I'm saying, I guess, is that people and businesses are different. We try really hard to understand our customers.
I don't want any form of quantification of gamification of slack participation. It creates wrong incentives.
One usually gets karma when there is actual work or a good deed (e.g. helping your teammate) been done.
I never want something that feels like the smiley face sticker and sad face stickers that school teachers use to "motivate" kids. We are grownups and we can have a talk if there is something the can improve. If not, let me get on with my day and my work.
2) re: Reaction to the karmabot, I'd echo the sentiments expressed by others - I really wouldn't want to see this in a work environment. To provide some context/background - I work remotely and use Slack async. I'm always "offline," and I rarely monitor/post in channels. If I'm needed, people @me or DM me and I respond. Once or twice a day I'll quickly scan through unread messages in channels to see if there's anything I can contribute to a discussion. And then there's a few channels configured to alert me on every message, but those are mostly channels for critical alerts and stuff. (We've got regular team meetings via audio/video as well). But with this "karma" system, I'd be at a disadvantage because I don't _avidly_ use Slack and my "karma" wouldn't accurately reflect my "business productivity/performance." The numbers would be, in the best case, inaccurate and ignored, and in the worst case, detrimental to my career because my "business performance" was summed up into a single number based on how often I contribute on Slack and how popular my messages are. We already have tools to measure our "business performance," e.g. Jira, and I'd argue that they're more accurate than a system reliant on people reacting to Slack messages or rewarding coworkers with "karma".
Though I didn't know the right sidebar was interactive until I read the comments here that said they hated it, then I went back to figure out why. Maybe a "Click me!" above the demo on the right, pointing down at the sidebar. Dunno.
Once I clicked around in it, I thought it was a great demo of your product no matter how one might feel about the product itself. Anyone that's used Slack before can immediately visualize if this would fit in with their Slack team or not instead of having to derive your product from marketese about increasing team synergy over real-time communications or something.
That's a really nice suggestion, thanks. I thought the pulsating orange dot would do the trick.
Really glad you liked the overall experience. Ta!