Comment by dijit
15 days ago
Hey, just wanted to say that I am a happy Zulip customer.
I used it at my previous employer and after a month of hangringing from people- many did not desire to go back to what we had before. (though some people did say they wanted Slack for the emojis and “prettiness”).
Now I started in a new position and I’ve positioned Zulip (on prem) as the only viable solution since we’re shirking SaaS as a strategic move.
The people who followed me to the new place are quite glad of this, or at least thats what I am told.
So, thank you, sincerely.
Thanks so much for sharing the story!
> hangringing
I’m sorry to be that guy but it’s “handwringing” - twisting your hand like you wring your clothes until you agree
I believe it was actually meant to be haranguing
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/harangui...
> like twisting your hand until you agree
I'm also gonna be that guy - hand wringing is a stereotype of an expression of distress, not coercion. You're thinking of the idiom "twisting someone's arm".
Hey man, don't be sorry!
I actually didn't know so this was a good correction! :)
I think you got flagged for the "incorrect" definition, but I think you were being playful with a mnemonic to remember it- so that's not fair.