Slack reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(1,094 total reviews)
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Stewart Butterfield

88% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

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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2.0
Oct 19, 2017

Slack

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- You'll meet some amazing people here - Free meals, snacks, drinks, beer on tap, and onsite baristas - Great CEO who truly cares about the people working at Slack

Cons

- You will meet some very entitled people who complain that all the free food and drinks aren't good enough. Constant demands for catering to their allergies or sensitivities rather than just bringing their own food. Everything needs to be catered to them. - Constant temperature war. One person is too cold and demands the heat to turn on, one person is too hot, demands the AC on. Bring layers to this office. - Some employees are disrespectful to security guards, cleaners, and anyone else they see as beneath them. - Racism - Managers who do not fit the slack culture (screaming at their team members, insulting them, promoting toxic culture, etc.) but were hired because they have more experience than anyone on the team. - If you want to WFH, you'll be guilted/shamed into coming into the office - Does not pay as well as other companies - Have heard from others of their negative reviews on glassdoor disappearing Your experience at Slack really depends on your manager and team. You can have an amazing supportive team that truly believes and promotes Slack's message, or you have an awful demeaning manager that promotes a toxic culture.

5.0
Oct 30, 2018

Values-Based Growth

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Pros

I have never seen a company so dedicated to its values. I know, I know, every company has a list of values and principles and claims to live by them blah, blah. But at Slack, it isn’t really any list of values, so much as it is an implied way of being. If you are collaborative, respectful, put team first, find creative solutions, the. You will be more successful here. In some cultures, that simply isn’t true - over time you get sucked into the grimy, political necessities. I have seen it, fallen victim to it, and I am never going back. Working at Slack, I feel liberated to to my best work. Stuart is amazing. The hype is real. Finally, I work in Sales, which is often the most competitive dog-eat-dog side of a company. Not here. We win together or we don’t win at all. I know it sounds crazy, but come see for yourself.

Cons

Typical growth challenges. We use Slack for EVERYTHING at work and once in a while, there is a better way to get something done.

5.0
Oct 17, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

- The people are not only talented, but among the most thoughtful, inquisitive, and kind I've had the privilege of working with - There's True Belief in the product and its ability to change the way people work, backed up by customer testimonials - A support-focused culture that takes joy in delighting people in small ways: responding to tweets with a bug fix ready, a topical gif, etc. - Clever, pragmatic executives that are engaged and understand the product deeply - One of the most racially diverse tech companies in San Francisco; very liberal, with a social justice bent - Very little churn at the employee and executive levels

Cons

- In its race to become a Serious Enterprise Business, it's starting to lose some of the whimsy and quirkiness that got it to where it is. - Those acclimated to a data-driven, CS Fundamentals Engineering culture will find things a little lax here; pragmatism is the law of the land and some shortcuts have been taken. - Ratio of junior to senior engineers is higher here than elsewhere, resulting in ample stress for the senior engineers as they try to manage technical debt. For the juniors, the result is fewer opportunities for mentorship and a feeling of floundering without a life vest. - The "no whiteboards" interview policy is great, but sometimes translates to a "no technical challenges" interview depending on the panel, and that can (and has) lowered the bar.

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