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 198 reviews)); "Great benefits and all the resources you need to do well in sales here." ((in 111 reviews)); "The work/life balance is great (work hard and go home)" ((in 78 reviews)); "The team is great and smart" ((in 49 reviews)); "• Great leadership that truly is customer centric" ((in 41 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 14 reviews)); "Impossibly fast change, questionable leadership decisions, product decisions feel half baked, absolutely enormous company with frequent layoffs." ((in 11 reviews)); "Lack of diversity in sales teams now that Salesforce leadership has taken over." ((in 9 reviews)); "No career opportunities." ((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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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

4.0

Jul 8, 2022

Great company

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Slack is an incredible solution for enterprise organizations. Leadership is outstanding, empathetic, and fair.

Cons

The Slack culture has shifted it has merged into the Salesforce org. Additionally, the post-pandemic market has changed and made entry and adoption into accounts much more of a challenge. Time will tell if Slack was a good purchase for Salesforce.

5.0

May 1, 2022

Great place to work

Senior account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Slack has a very strong company culture. “Work hard and go home” is an essential part of working at Slack. Slack believes that is crucial that everyone recharges and reenergizes every day. People are always happy to help and sharing insights, it makes your day much easier.

Cons

Nothing to declare so far.

5.0

Apr 7, 2022

Love working at Slack!

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- The environment and culture are great! - Flexibility and work life balance are very well managed at Slack - Benefits are very convenient - Open for ongoing enhancement and re-evaluating latest techs and how to make things work better

Cons

- Maybe some legacy code that needs some work but I see engineers already doing great effort to resolve this over time.

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