Slack Statuses

This page is part of 🧰The Toolbox by Danny Smith.

Slack statuses are a great way to subtly and passively communicate your status without the need to send messages to people. Many companies have some default statuses set up, but you can add your own. It’s a good idea do document these in your Slack Guide so everyone knows what they mean, and to discourage folks from setting random emoji which don’t convey any meaning.

Here are some examples:

Emoji	Status	When to use
🗓️	In a meeting	Signals that you’re in a meetings. Can be set & unset automatically by the Google Calendar or Outlook integration.
🌴	On vacation/holiday	Signals that you’re off.
🤒	Off Sick	Signals that you’re off sick.
🔒	In focus mode	Signals that you’re in focus mode and are hyper-focussed on some piece of work.
✈️	Travelling	Signals that you’re traveling (so will only be checking slack sporadically).
☕	Up for a social chat	Signals that you’re free for a social chat. It’s usually best to set this to turn off after an hour or so
🤧	Not on top form	Signals that you are at work but aren’t on top form. Perhaps your kids kept you u all night or you’re feeling a bit under the weather.
🏢	In the office	Signals that you’re in the office.

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Slack shows your availability with a small dot next to your profile. This is empty when you’re “offline”, green when you’re active and has a z when you have your notifications snoozed. You’re set to away after 10 minutes of desktop inactivity, or if you navigate away or close the app on your mobile device.