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 (64) , 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 200 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 78 reviews)); "The team is great and smart" ((in 52 reviews)); "• Great leadership that truly is customer centric" ((in 43 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)); "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 8 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.

Slack reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(1,097 total reviews)

Stewart Butterfield

88% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

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Slack has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,097 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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1K reviews

5.0

Oct 13, 2020

Great place to work!

Bizops lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Extremely collaborative, mission driven, focused on career development, great culture, awesome people.

Cons

Room to improve in executive alignment and transparency

Slack Response

5y

Thank you so much for sharing your experience working at Slack! We're proud of our collaborative, mission driven team and appreciate you calling that out. Thanks again! - Slack

5.0

Oct 13, 2020

Come as you are

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Transparent Leadership, Thoughtful Management, Innovative Product, Smart Colleagues.

Cons

No cons to share at this time.

Slack Response

5y

Thanks for your feedback :) We are thrilled you've had such a positive experience at Slack! -Slack

5.0

Oct 13, 2020

Fantastic people, great company mission, thoughtful leadership

Privacy manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great people to work with - Awesome benefits (free health insurance!) - Active mission to help our communities and the world without being too techy about it - There is an abundance of knowledge and experience within the company. I'm always learning

Cons

Not much. This is the best company I've ever worked for.

Slack Response

5y

We are so happy that Slack is the best company you've worked for! Thanks for taking the time to leave this amazing feedback :) -Slack

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