[bongodongobob]

That means they're not using SAML/SSO which sounds absolutely crazy to me, unless you only have like a dozen users. The implication is that your IT team doesn't take security seriously. Not because you can change names, but because they aren't implementing identity policies.

[grogenaut]

you can very much allow people to change display names while using saml/sso. My work setup allows this. We can change photo and description as well but nothing else.

[reaperman]

Same here.

[mynameisvlad]

Or it’s just a more relaxed atmosphere? Not everything needs to be corporate no-fun serious business 24/7.

We’re on an enterprise Slack instance with >1000 members and SSO/SAML. Changing names and photos allows us to be fun and everyone trusts everyone else to not spoil the party.

[nightpool]

Eh, a lot of startups even in the 100-200 employee range are still manually inviting Slack members. It's not really the end of the world as long as you're on top of things and have good communication between HR, IT, etc. Spreadsheets solve a lot of problems (in this case, having a good template offboarding/onboarding spreadsheet in Google drive that everyone can collaborate on to make sure stuff gets done quickly).