Shopify employees said the company is monitoring Slack conversations — and it's turning the once candid culture fearful and secretive.
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1. Shopify employees say it's increasingly moderating Slack conversations. As the company has embraced remote work over the past two years, employees said Shopify has implemented measures to $4 of the company and its plans.
- Before the company transitioned to remote work, Shopify's culture was supported by typical tech-company perks, like free lunches, as well as some unique ones, like a yoga studio and a massage room.
- But now, as the company grapples with building a genial culture while keeping employees productive and focused online, some employees say its open communications have become restrained.
- Shopify even appointed "channel champions" — or volunteer employees — to keep channels focused on their stated purpose, with the intent to shut down conversations and even whole channels that became contentious.
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