Does Slack pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Slack employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Slack. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Slack?

77% of Slack employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Slack 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Slack?

Account Executive (95) , Software Engineer (63) , Senior Software Engineer (49) , Customer Experience Agent (28) , Senior Account Executive (26) , Enterprise Account Executive (23) , Customer Success Manager (21) , Manager (17) , Sales (17) , Staff Software Engineer (16) , Customer Experience (14) , Software Engineering Intern (14) , Director (12) , Recruiter (12) , Business Development Representative (BDR) (11)

What are the pros of working at Slack according to real employee reviews?

"Great culture and values!" ((in 205 reviews)); "Great benefits and all the resources you need to do well in sales here." ((in 112 reviews)); "The work/life balance is great (work hard and go home)" ((in 79 reviews)); "The team is great and smart" ((in 54 reviews)); "• Great leadership that truly is customer centric" ((in 45 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Slack according to real employee reviews?

"I had 3 managers (4 if you count the time I had no manager) over ~6 months." ((in 16 reviews)); "Many layoffs." ((in 12 reviews)); "Lack of diversity in sales teams now that Salesforce leadership has taken over." ((in 8 reviews)); "Limited career opportunities / development" ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Slack layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Slack layoffs and their outlook for job security at Slack in 2026.

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Slack reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(1,095 total reviews)

Stewart Butterfield

88% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Culture & values

3.7

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Slack has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,095 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Slack employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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1K reviews

5.0

Jan 28, 2021

Wonderful team and company values

Workplace coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Everyone is so passionate about the work that they are doing.

Cons

Just acquired by Salesforce so not sure how that will make changes to culture.

Slack Response

We can't thank you enough for your positive feedback. It makes our day! -Slack

4.0

Jan 28, 2021

Great place to work

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great team, competitive benefits, flexible work hours

Cons

Some teams are not well coordinated

Slack Response

We're so glad you feel that Slack is a great place to work! Feedback is always welcome and we encourage you to flag your concern about teams not being well coordinated to your manager. Thank you again for your thoughts! - Slack

5.0

Jan 27, 2021

Amazing team

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- fantastic people to work with - some great management to learn and develop from, and they tend to invest employees - well compensated

Cons

- some restrictions for career growth based on location - there are natural growing pains of a quick scaling org

Slack Response

Thanks so much for taking the time to leave this review! We truly do our best to invest in our employees and we are so glad our efforts here are having an impact. Wishing you well! -Slack

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