I use Slack for work and other messenger apps for personal conversations.
This could be really annoying and might make you miss important messages from friends too.
Thankfully, Telegram has a feature called Folders that allows you to separate work and personal chats.

you might long-press the chat icon and edit folders easily.
I seriously believe other messaging apps should follow the suit and introduce this feature.
Off you go to work!

That’s one heck of a mixed bag.
He likes to say “Bleh.
That’s one heck of a mixed bag.
He likes to say “Bleh.”