Slack goes down as millions return to work

Login and messaging problems on the collaboration site began at 3.14 pm

Slack, the collaboration tool on which many remote workers have come to depend to stay in touch with their co-workers, has reported an outage on the first day back to work of the year for many.

The outage seems to be widespread, with users around the world taking to social media to vent their frustration.

It began at 3.14 GMT, according to Slack's Status Dashboard.

We're continuing to investigate connection issues for customers, and have upgraded the incident on our side to reflect an outage in service. All hands are on deck on our end to further investigate. We'll be back in a half hour to keep you posted.

Jan 4, 4:20 PM GMT

We're still investigating the ongoing connectivity issues with Slack. There's no additional information to share just yet, but we'll follow up in 30 minutes. Thanks for bearing with us.

Jan 4, 3:44 PM GMT

Customers may have trouble loading channels or connecting to Slack at this time. Our team is investigating and we'll follow up with more information as soon as we have it. We apologize for any disruption caused.

The Downdetector site reports that while most people can access the site many are struggling to login, with those that are able finding messages are

Jan 4, 3:14 PM GMT

The company has apologised for the disruption: "Customers may be experiencing issues connecting and using Slack at this time. Our team is currently investigating and we're sorry for any troubles this may be causing."