Tell me how you communicate and I’ll tell you where you work

The way we communicate with one another at work has changed significantly, not least because of the pandemic: Digital tools such as Slack and Co are becoming more relevant and are now an integral part of many companies. Such communication tools are not only a means to an end, but also a reflection of the corporate culture.

Personal and semi-public conversations are not only shifted to the digital sphere by digital tools. The central, hierarchical questions of power in companies are also being turned upside down, relationships and hierarchies are being redefined: Who can know what, who can have a say where? Who decides what and who just carries out orders? When sending e-mails, the recipients are: in and …

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