[mprovost]

We used to receive so many automatically generated emails and I really doubted that anyone was reading them but every time I asked if I could disable them people would swear that they were essential. I got so sick of them that I commented out the line in the script that sent them with a note that I would pay $20 if someone found that line. Nobody ever noticed that the emails stopped and I left years later without paying.

[iancmceachern]

One of the first things I do at every job is setup outlook rules to auto forward all those Atlassian, slack, etc auto generated emails to respective folders. I never look at them, it's never a problem. It's amazing the huge effect that reducing the information overload has on one's day to day sanity.

[2b3a51]

I have to admit that I extended the filters to include email sent to selected distribution groups and from one or two specific colleagues. Also any email that was cc'ed to me from certain other colleagues - the ones who cc loads of people. Got more done that way.

(In a large educational establishment, not IT).

[blowski]

If I could filter them out on Slack. It is a boon for the over-communicators.

[artursapek]

I’ve wished so often I could block Slackbot

“so-and-so archived channel #topicfrom3yearsago”

stfu Slackbot