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 117 reviews)); "The work/life balance is great (work hard and go home)" ((in 74 reviews)); "The team is great and smart" ((in 52 reviews)); "• Great leadership that truly is customer centric" ((in 44 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 14 reviews)); "Many layoffs." ((in 11 reviews)); "Lack of diversity in sales teams now that Salesforce leadership has taken over." ((in 7 reviews)); "Limited career opportunities / development" ((in 5 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.

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Slack reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(1,096 total reviews)

Stewart Butterfield

88% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Culture & values

3.7

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

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 Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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1K reviews

5.0

Aug 24, 2020

Best place to work

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

*Highly productive work environment due to the usage of Slack and the mindset of the employees. *Minimal internal politics and escalations enabling the focus to be on the customer and having an impact. *Great benefits *Supportive leadership starting with Stewart *Empowers employees with AMA channels, highly active ERG groups, emphasis on hiring and supporting diverse teams.

Cons

After 18 months, I have not yet identified any cons to working here.

5.0

Aug 24, 2020

Never felt so lucky to work at a company like Slack

People & culture

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

With everything happening in the world, Slack has made it clear that its people come first. I have never worked at a company that is so transparent. Our leadership team has been nothing but incredible and human throughout all these shifts and changes and really care how we as team members feel and actively make changes based on our feedback. Feel nothing but lucky to work for Slack. 10/10!

Cons

I have no cons to lists

4.0

Aug 24, 2020

Great place to work!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Supportive co-workers, leadership listens to feedback, team-culture

Cons

too fast work paced, Things are more "urgent" than it needs to be because of Slack's message

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