【Mika Muroi Archives】

Slack just got a new feature and Mika Muroi Archivesit's one old-school instant messaging fans will appreciate.

The workplace chat app added a new feature that lets you set a "status" so you can tell everyone at your organization what you're up to. In other words: It's pretty much Slack's version of away messages from AOL Instant Messenger.

SEE ALSO: We can't stop making these 10 stupid grammar mistakes according to Microsoft

Particularly useful for alerting coworkers that you're out sick, traveling or otherwise unable to get back to them, the status feature shows up when anyone sees your name in Slack.

Here's what it looks like in action.

Mashable Light Speed Want more out-of-this world tech, space and science stories? Sign up for Mashable's weekly Light Speed newsletter. By clicking Sign Me Up, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Thanks for signing up!

Via Giphy

Of course, being Slack, the feature makes liberal use of emoji and GIFs, which opens up some pretty cool possibilities (and some prime trolling opportunities.) Honestly, the real question here is why Slack didn't roll out such a feature sooner.

Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable

The feature will also have developer tie-ins, so app makers can integrate their service with a particular status.

"For instance, a travel assistant app could read someone’s flight itinerary and update their status when they’re in the air. Or an incident monitoring tool could add “On Call” to the status of a developer on rotation," the company writes in its developer blog.

But really, none of that can compare to using your status as yet another way to subtly troll your coworkers.

---

Featured Video For You

---

This paper can fold itself into a beautiful crane

---

• Games
• Science
• Digital Culture
• Tech
• Entertainment
• Shopping
• Deals
• Life

• This fat bear's before and after photos are stunning
• Photos of 19th Century Alaska Rediscovered Under a Porch
• An Excerpt from Francis Ponge’s “Soap”
• Here's Frank O'Hara Reading from “Lunch Poems”
• Best JBL deal: Save $10 on the Go 4 at Amazon
• An Excerpt from Francis Ponge’s “Soap”
• Ben Tolman’s Grim Paean to the Suburbs
• How Gordon Lish Antipicated “The Jinx”
• Analyzing Graphics Card Pricing: May 2018
• Seeing the World Through Broken Glasses

• This super bizarre George Foreman tweet contains multitudes
• Aerial footage shows avalanche of mud in deadly Colombia floods
• Twitter kills egg avatar instead of hate speech and no this is not an April Fools' joke
• What happened to our 'Grimm' favorites after the series finale?
• Fancy cats make their owners give them food by ringing bells
• Your internet privacy is gone and more sad news in podcast form
• Comedian brings kangaroo on stage in a harness, and animal lovers are angry
• 'Planet Earth II' is the best 4K Blu
• Facebook wants to help restore your trust in the news
• Video shows you can fool Samsung Galaxy S8 face unlock with a photo

• Best iPad deal: Save $132 on Apple iPad (10th Gen)
• There’s an Erotic Animated Don Quixote, and It’s Terrifying
• Vandals Spray
• The Great Bottle Conjuror Hoax of 1749
• Apple is reportedly still working on smart glasses of some kind
• Alice Neel’s Unpublished Illustrations of “The Brothers Karamazov”
• Apply to Be The Paris Review‘s Next Writer
• The Mystery and Beauty of Richard Dadd’s “Fairy Feller”
• What cracked the Milky Way's giant cosmic bone? Scientists think they know.
• There’s an Erotic Animated Don Quixote, and It’s Terrifying

• Should You Quit Your Job To Go Make Video Games?
• The Mystery and Beauty of Richard Dadd’s “Fairy Feller”
• We’re Starting a Book Club. Read Along!
• Tim Kirkland, a Piano Tuner, Finds Religion in His Work
• Analyzing Graphics Card Pricing: May 2018
• Strife in the Fast Lane
• We’re Starting a Book Club. Read Along!
• In Which George du Maurier Feels Neglected By His Mom
• Bargaining For the Common Good
• The Nervous Systems of Books