The Enshittification of Basically all Digital Design. But in this Case, Specifically, the Slack Redesign.

Slack's recent app redesign has sparked frustration among users who manage multiple workspaces, as it removed the easily accessible workspace icons from the left-hand navigation bar, complicating the process of identifying unread messages across different workspaces. The author, who frequently toggles between six Slack workspaces, argues that the new design is a significant user experience failure, forcing them to manually click through workspaces to find unread messages, a task they previously accomplished with keyboard shortcuts. They express dissatisfaction with the replacement of the workspace icons with "DMs, Activity, More" icons, which they find unnecessary, and criticize the broader trend of frequent app redesigns driven by internal motivations rather than genuine user needs. The author suggests that unless a redesign is absolutely essential for functionality, it should be avoided, and they urge Slack to offer an option to revert to the previous design for better usability.

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