IF YOU WORK in an office, it’s highly likely you’re familiar with Slack.

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And it’s even more likely that you spend a large proportion of your day pinging messages back and forth with your co-workers, while conveniently ignoring the growing work pile on your desk.

So, when that messenger service crashes and it looks like you might have to, you know, endure face-to-face exchanges with your colleagues, or worse, actually work, you panic.

Don’t worry though, it’s completely natural, and if Twitter is anything to go by, you’re certainly not alone.

Here are some of the best reactions to this afternoon’s unsettling system failure.

I've had to stop myself 4 times from trying to get on #slack to talk about how fucked up it is that slack is down

— Annie are you Okoye? (@FormaldehydeFce) June 27, 2018

Slack being down is the tech world's version of Mad Max. A no rules and lawless apocalypse. #slackdown #slackisdown #slackoutage #slack

— Eric William Dolan (@Eisforinnovate) June 27, 2018

Yo, start running around your office screaming, punching people in the face and setting things on fire 🔥 #Slack is down!!! pic.twitter.com/9mKSaXAy5n

— Jeff Higgins Is The Cool Rollerskate Backwards Guy (@ItsJeffHiggins) June 27, 2018

hour two of #Slack being down pic.twitter.com/zDqnR6Q1gn

— Roofdecki Matsui (@DomMahoney) June 27, 2018

#Slack is down.... Not sure what to do with my hands... pic.twitter.com/XuhnHE98MR

— Jesse Williams (@j_r_wi11iams) June 27, 2018

I don't even know the name of some of my coworkers and now I have to walk to their place to talk directly to them. Please come back #slack @SlackHQ

— Pablo Coronado (@Coronaduh) June 27, 2018

not sure who’s having a worse day: #slack or #germany.

— kellyn jo robison (@KellynJo) June 27, 2018

#Slack's been down for a while and it occurred to me. It's probably taking a long time for a whole bunch of people to work together on a fix, because Slack is down. 🤔

— Aarøπ Dayalaπ (@DarthGooN) June 27, 2018

How I am sharing messages with colleagues right now. #Slack pic.twitter.com/rVDil4tM4C

— Michael Gillett | #WIMVP (@MichaelGillett) June 27, 2018

When a lot of the team is working remotely but #Slack is down... pic.twitter.com/SPcrWsrKxw

— ApplinSkinner (@applinskinner) June 27, 2018

#Slack is down.

May the odds be ever in your favor. pic.twitter.com/zfPH5CuTbk

— Addison Technologies (@AddisonTech) June 27, 2018

#Slack is down.

This officially means I have no work social life.

— Andrew Wallace 🌈 (@AndyWallaceUK) June 27, 2018

The service has advised its users they’re currently working on rectifying the issue.

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