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 206 reviews)); "Great benefits and all the resources you need to do well in sales here." ((in 114 reviews)); "The work/life balance is great (work hard and go home)" ((in 79 reviews)); "The team is great and smart" ((in 56 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 15 reviews)); "Impossibly fast change, questionable leadership decisions, product decisions feel half baked, absolutely enormous company with frequent layoffs." ((in 10 reviews)); "Lack of diversity in sales teams now that Salesforce leadership has taken over." ((in 7 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 IT (Information Technology) industry (3.9 stars).

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1K reviews

5.0

Jan 4, 2021

Great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- hires great people (smart, humble and collaborative) - company cares about employees

Cons

- lots going on at all times (you must stay on top of company changes while keeping focused on what's important)

Slack Response

5y

Hi there - thanks for the review! We're glad you feel supported here. We agree that we've got a great team -- glad you appreciate that, too! -Slack

5.0

Dec 18, 2020

Amazing

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really loved it. Can't wait to see the rest of the adventure

Cons

Maybe we should have bought salesforce indeed 😁

5.0

Dec 14, 2020

It's awesome

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great place to work !

Cons

None that I can think of

Slack Response

5y

Thank you for the review! We're glad to have you here at Slack.

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