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 192 reviews)); "Great benefits and all the resources you need to do well in sales here." ((in 113 reviews)); "The work/life balance is great (work hard and go home)" ((in 80 reviews)); "The team is great and smart" ((in 54 reviews)); "• Great leadership that truly is customer centric" ((in 40 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)); "Many layoffs." ((in 9 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.

Slack reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(1,096 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 1,096 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

Aug 31, 2020

Best place I've ever worked

Senior customer success manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fast-paced company on a rapid growth trajectory and evolving product. Incredible culture that is collaborative and supports employees on a human level.

Cons

Continue to develop employees in more junior regions. It can feel like the central region is behind the East and West.

5.0

Aug 31, 2020

Amazing company that truly cares about people

Senior solution engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This has been an incredible place to work, and their emphasis on taking care of their people has been invaluable during this crazy time of COVID-19

Cons

Things move and change fast, and there's a lot of information to keep up with, but Slack (the tool) helps you do that.

4.0

Aug 28, 2020

Exciting and Challenging Place to Be!

Customer success manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

• High Growth Tech Company • Great Culture, Very Supportive • Super Smart and Talented People • New Challenges everyday • Constantly learning new things

Cons

•Still figuring out work life balance during pandemic (like everyone else) •Young company growing pains

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