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cybernihongo@reddthat.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• baggachipz@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  What kind of shitass employer would require the use of WhatsApp? Do they make you use TikTok to clock in?

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  • YaksDC@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    A huge portion of Europe runs on WhatsApp. And many places use it as there primary communication for customers.

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    • baggachipz@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Well I blame them for making a terrible decision there. Europe does a lot of things right, this is not one of them.

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      • YaksDC@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Agreed.

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      • ranzispa@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Indeed. It had a very quick spread when it first came out and as such it became the default way to message and call people. Nobody sends SMS. I mostly do calls through WhatsApp: I live in a foreign country and thus calling from my country’s number I would occur in additional costs. I do have a phone number for the country I live in, but I don’t charge it as that would require me to pay 2 phone numbers. However, across Europe internet plans do not charge extra when in another country and thus calling through WhatsApp I do not incur in extra costs.

        When WhatsApp first came out that is why it became a big thing: you don’t have to worry about the limit of SMS anymore. You paid 1€/year for the app and got the most basic plan which provided internet and you could send all the messages you wanted to anyone.

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  • restingboredface@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It’s everywhere. Been looking at moving to Latin America (Uruguay or Panama specifically) and many businesses there don’t even have/publish regular phone numbers. The tour companies I traveled with said you can’t get anything done without whatsapp.

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    • baggachipz@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Man, that would be a showstopper for me. I wish they would wake up

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    • ellen.kimble@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That’s how it is in Belize and Guatemala too

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  • cybernihongo@reddthat.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    All the employers where I am. Heck, they have some group chat “newsletters” and such set up to let us know of updates and things. Sometimes it’ll be used for informal group chats where things aren’t really binding, and reserve email for official communications.

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