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Private channels were also to be created sparingly and mainly for work-specific reasons, so making channels to, say, commiserate about a tough workday was not encouraged. Employees were not allowed to email each other, and direct messages were supposed to be used rarely (never about work, and only for small requests, like asking if someone wanted to eat lunch). Away used the popular chat app Slack, which has the motto ‘where work happens.” Away embraced Slack in more ways than one - its co-founder, Jen Rubio, is engaged to its CEO Stewart Butterfield - but it took things further than most startups. It’s how employees talk, plan projects, and get feedback from co-workers and higher-ups. Like many fast-growing startups, Away’s workplace is organized around digital communication. “Yes”, you say, “this is an interesting story, but what does it have to do with eDiscovery?” And, why is there a picture of Yogi Berra on this story? Read on and you’ll find out.Īfter an article ( Emotional Baggage, written by Zoe Schiffer) by The Verge last week exposed a story where ex-employees claimed Away, a luggage startup hid a “toxic work culture”, the travel brand announced it hired the Lululemon executive Stuart Haselden as the company’s new CEO to replace current CEO Steph Korey, who is stepping down just four days after the article.