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Slack hides account logout, blocking multi-account switching

Slack buries or omits the logout option, making it difficult for users who logged in with the wrong account to sign out. Basic session management controls are not discoverable in the app interface. This is a product UX issue internal to Slack, not a third-party market gap.

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