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      Slack

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      Slack reviews

      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (1,095 total reviews)
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      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 4.0 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
      4.0
      Oct 13, 2020

      Considerate corporate culture with good work-life balance

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      - Slack is the most considerate place I've ever worked. That come through both in small ways (colleagues are really thoughtful about each other's time, people are welcoming) and big ones (company-wide, there's an expectation that management will preserve and model good work-life balance). - People care about making something that's helpful and pleasant to use, as well as successful. It's such a great outlook that makes it fun to be part of building Slack. - Benefits and comp are competitive with similar companies. - Slack is a big enough company that there's a lot going on, but not so big that it's hard to feel at home or see where your work fits into the bigger picture.

      Cons

      - The downside of Slack being so considerate is that sometimes the company culture isn't direct enough: It can be tough to know who owns a decision, and often people are so gentle with their feedback that it's not actually useful. - Prioritization isn't as good here as at other tech companies I've worked at. We often have more "priorities" than the teams we have can feasibly work on. - Leadership isn't as transparent as they seem to think they are (and, to their credit, as I think they genuinely want to be). Internal comms are not a strong suit.

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      Slack Response
      5y
      Thank you for your thoughtful review. It’s great to hear that you feel at home at Slack and surrounded by supportive colleagues and culture. Transparency from leadership is very important to us and we encourage you to share your concerns in our executive “ask me anything” channel, in our regular pulse surveys, or directly to our people partners and/or your manager. Thanks again!
      4.0
      Oct 13, 2020

      Great Culture with growing pains+competion

      Staff engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Great Work Life Balance. This company walks the talk and it comes right from the top. - Great teamwork and collaboration - Ability to work on an enterprise product that isn't boring and that you can easily explain to friends and family - Good benefits and compensation(almost on par with Facebook & Google)

      Cons

      - Not all teams are equal. Some teams are doing top notch front-facing work while others are just maintaining/adding incremental features. But you at least have the flexibility to change teams every 6 months. - Management is a little reluctant to make more bolder/wide bets and likes sticking to safe plays. A little out of the box thinking could go a long way especially given the competition. - Microsoft Teams continues to be the biggest threat to the future but the company is still winning on it's own with recent big deals with Amazon, Verizon, etc - Obviously the company is still trying to get in the good books of Wall Street with the stock not really benefiting from the pandemic uncertainty unlike it's peers like Zoom, DocuSign, etc in spite of having in line revenues.

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      Slack Response
      5y
      Thanks for your feedback. Here at Slack, we strive to provide the best perks and benefits for our employees to thrive--so we’re so glad to hear that you’re happy in that regard! Regarding your concern about work distribution across teams: we would suggest reaching out to your manager and department people partner to discuss this matter with them further. Thanks again for your thoughts!
      5.0
      Oct 13, 2020

      Great Place to Work

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      People! The team at Slack is amazing to work with! People are not only extremely smart and competent bu are also very welcoming and empathetic to one another. Fun product to develop! The product has a huge impact on people's working life and it is cool to develop. Every idea counts, even if you are a junior developer! Great work/life balance! Everyone is very aware of each other time and are concerned about people having time relax and take care of themselves. Work hours are very flexible.

      Cons

      Most employees are in the US, so sometimes, in the all hands and town halls the information shared applies more the them than to the rest of the company, which can cause a bit of confusion.

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      Slack Response
      5y
      Thank you for the review. We're really proud of our people, product and culture and we're glad you are, too! Thanks again.
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