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 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

(1,096 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 IT (Information Technology) industry (3.9 stars).

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1K reviews

5.0

May 17, 2019

Great place to work, hyper growth

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Very inclusive and mindful of people from all walks of life, preferences etc - Maintaining a great culture is important to leadership - Exciting time for the company with the growth happening and anticipated - Generally a lovely place to come into everday

Cons

- Typical growing pains in a hyper growth phase but execution is still happening

5.0

Apr 25, 2019

Culture matches the reputation!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great, smart, motivated people that celebrate every day. Corporate values that align with my own.

Cons

Can't find any just yet!

5.0

Mar 7, 2019

Customer Experience Agent

Customer experience agent

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- A company that truly lives its values - Everyone has each others backs - People want to help you succeed - Beautiful office - Work hard and go home mentality (but stay on if you want and socialise) - Parent friendly and flexible (got a good sense of that even though I am not a parent) - Customers are awesome, product is awesome - Leadership teams are super cool and humble (also very practical and no ego) - Fair workload and great coaching - Free coffee, snacks, healthcare, phonebill paid, financial advice, free breakkie on Friday and lunch on Thursdays - Salary was the awesome!!! - They care about you, Slack is a human company

Cons

It's hard to find cons about Slack.

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