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 209 reviews)); "Great benefits and all the resources you need to do well in sales here." ((in 111 reviews)); "Great work life balance (ex/ Fri" ((in 83 reviews)); "The team is great and smart" ((in 52 reviews)); "• Great leadership that truly is customer centric" ((in 42 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)); "Impossibly fast change, questionable leadership decisions, product decisions feel half baked, absolutely enormous company with frequent layoffs." ((in 12 reviews)); "Lack of diversity in sales teams now that Salesforce leadership has taken over." ((in 6 reviews)); "Limited career opportunities / development" ((in 5 reviews)); "Upper management is amazing and is trying to promote a culture that no" ((in 3 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

4.0

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 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

5.0

Aug 26, 2020

Smart, Humble, Hardworking, and Collaborative

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Slack is a great place to work. The team is incredibly smart and capable, and the market opportunity is massive. I truly believe we can reach every knowledge worker in the world, both because of Slack the product and the people who work here.

Cons

Competition and change! People love email and convincing them to use Slack is the biggest challenge we face.

5.0

Aug 26, 2020

Best professional experience to date

Senior customer success manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Authentic and Inspiring leadership at all levels Great access to leadership Strong mission, vision, and company objectives Strong partnership between Sales & Customer Success Customer Success is looked at a as key department to driving growth, customer satisfaction, and retention Amazing culture - I love my team and people I get to work with every day Customers love the product

Cons

Longer promotion cycles than any company I've ever worked at before

5.0

Aug 26, 2020

What a life changing company!

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people are fantastic, collaborative, hardworking, humble and smart about what's important. On top of that the culture of empathy and inclusiveness is second to one.

Cons

Still trying to find one!

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