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 (94) , 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 199 reviews)); "Great benefits and all the resources you need to do well in sales here." ((in 115 reviews)); "The work/life balance is great (work hard and go home)" ((in 77 reviews)); "The team is great and smart" ((in 50 reviews)); "• Great leadership that truly is customer centric" ((in 46 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 17 reviews)); "Many layoffs." ((in 12 reviews)); "Lack of diversity in sales teams now that Salesforce leadership has taken over." ((in 8 reviews)); "No career opportunities." ((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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4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(1,094 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 1,094 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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5.0

Oct 17, 2017

Slack is Great!

Senior data analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great working environment, good diversity, great culture, exciting business model.

Cons

Some churn in organization due to growth.

5.0

Oct 17, 2017

Sr. Large Enterprise Account Executive

Senior large enterprise account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Enterprise Grid product. Fast growing company. Fun, diverse, and supportive culture. Great

Cons

The comp package may not be the best in the industry but if you want to be part of building a company, this is a place for you

5.0

Oct 17, 2017

Believe the hype

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-The people are amazing; fun to work with, smart, and approachable -Great culture. Results oriented yet empathetic -The drivers of the business are very strong -Great benefits and work/life balance

Cons

The company is scaling quickly. This leads to uncertainty and messiness at times but it all comes from a good place. We're trying to build something for the long haul and balancing the long term vision with the short term priorities can be challenging at times.

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