Slack Outage Freezes Sales Industry Februrary 2025
February 27, 2025 – In a shocking six-hour disruption on Wednesday, Slack—the lifeblood of countless sales teams—went dark, leaving reps worldwide scrambling to connect with leads, close deals, and hit quarterly targets. At around 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time on February 26, Slack users from the US to Europe found themselves locked out of critical chats, blocked from loading channels, and unable to send any messages. For businesses whose revenue depends on rapid-fire communication, the outage was more than an annoyance—it was a full-blown emergency.