Cluttered, hard-to-navigate interface pushing a large team to consider switching platforms
An admin describes the collaboration platform's layout as congested and confusing compared to competitors, and says a large share of a roughly 298-person team wants to move to another tool unless the interface is simplified and reorganized.
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