UPDATE: Jan. 4, 2021, 12:25 p.m. EST Slack was down for several hours but appears to be back for some users.
Slack, a widely-used messaging platform, was down for many users on the first Monday of 2021 as many employees in the U.S. And around the world returned to work and school after the holidays. Users flocked to Downdetector® to report problems with Slack across the globe just after 7:00 a.m. Issues were reported in Asia (Japan), Australia, Europe (Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden and the United. The website Downdetector, which tracks internet disruptions, recorded a spike in reported problems with Slack at about 10 a.m. Eastern time, and the company posted its first statement about the. Users began reporting issues with Slack around 10 a.m. ET, with most reporting connectivity issues, according to Downdetector.com. Slack first addressed the incident at 10:14 a.m. And by 12:29 p.m.
Slack said, 'Not today, 2021.'
After a long, exhausting 2020, we're starting the first Monday of the year off with a little gift from the internet gods: Slack is down.
If your job involves computers or you're working from home, there's a good chance your company uses Slack's chatrooms to facilitate communication among colleagues. Slack is the platform for chatting, sharing thoughts, tweets, and checking in with coworkers. It's a daily staple among workplaces, so when it's down, not to be dramatic, but all feels lost.
According to Downdector, Slack was having unavailable to users at around 10:00 a.m. ET on Monday morning, and Slack tweeted to confirm that 'Customers may experience issues connecting to Slack to loading channels..' shortly after.
Downdetector is owned by Mashable's publisher, Ziff Davis.
Customers may be experiencing issues connecting and using Slack at this time. Our team is currently investigating and we’re sorry for any troubles this may be causing. Please see https://t.co/hlhV4Z15g6 for updates.
— Slack (@SlackHQ) January 4, 2021
Slack's team is reportedly on the case and working to restore the system, but from the looks of Twitter, everyone's doing just fine without it. After all, no Slack means no work..right? I believe those are the rules.
The hour I spent catching up with co-workers before Slack went down pic.twitter.com/RW9T2BvwVE
— Josh Kurp (@JoshKurp) January 4, 2021
Slack going down an hour into the first major work day of 2021 pic.twitter.com/ckKAfowyzq
— Gibson Johns (@gibsonoma) January 4, 2021 Xbmc for macbook pro download.
why does slack being down have the same energy as when teachers didn't show up for class in high school and someone said 'we're legally allowed to leave if they don't show up in 15 minutes'
— Connor Perrett (@connorperrett) January 4, 2021
When you're still new at work and Slack is down. pic.twitter.com/JROvIlQ4dZ
— Kyle Shook⚡️ (@elyktrix) January 4, 2021 Download pics from phone to macbook air.
TFW you return from PTO and slack is down. pic.twitter.com/CkxIz23mIo
— Matt Moore (@mattomata) January 4, 2021
slack going down is honestly such a good omen for this year. nature is healing
Is Slack Down Today
— Addy Baird (@addysbaird) January 4, 2021
Welcome to 2021. Where Slack is down on the first Monday of the year. pic.twitter.com/bnJ5M86wbZ
— Eric Mark Do (@EricMarkDo) January 4, 2021
slack being down on the first monday back in 2021.. a true ally
— Laura Bradley (@lpbradley) January 4, 2021
When slack is down pic.twitter.com/irzuOFZljd
Status Slack
— Chioma Lynn (@ChiomaLynn) January 4, 2021
Down Detector Slack
slack is down so that's the work year over. we made it, fam
Slack Outage
— David Mack (@davidmackau) January 4, 2021
Slack is down on the first day back? pic.twitter.com/jJBL3RmtM4
— Sandra E. Garcia (@S_Evangelina) January 4, 2021
The first Monday back on the job after a holiday break is brutal, so we thank you for derailing our productivity, Slack.
It seems 2021 is off to a beautiful start. What a blessing.