Slack user management UX makes basic admin tasks unnecessarily hard
Simple operations like adding users to channels are more friction-heavy in Slack than users expect, with the interface not surfacing the right actions contextually. Admin workflows are buried in settings rather than accessible from within channels. This friction is felt most by workspace admins managing large or growing teams.
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