Pros
Slack has an incredible product and brand recognition, and I truly feel fortunate to be here. Even at 2000+ employees globally, I feel like we have been able to retain the personality and light-heartedness of our culture at scale. When I was job searching, I was extremely intentional about landing at a company where I truly felt like a value-add and more than just a number & cog in the wheel. I can stay that, a year later, this is still very true. The ocmpany is a unique spot where we're learning how to navigate the public market and having a huge spotlight on us, but there are still a lot of processes, procedures, and positions that are "first of their kind" that are direct results of growth. As fluffy as it sounds, I think our core value truly are upheld -- people are so naturally driven do to the best work of their lives and make Slack the best company and product possible. It's very rewarding to hire for this culture and the teams I support. Our Field team has landed some huge and exciting accounts, and I'm so excited to hear about all the future wins as we continue to close new deals expand sales into other markets.
Cons
Slack is no stranger to the growing pains that come with scaling quickly. The theme of "running before you can walk" definitely rings through -- in multiple organizations throughout the business, teams have grown and workflows have been instilled in manners that were purely reactive, and now we're a public company that is still trying to find its sea legs -- this shouldn't be the case. Leadership has recognized this and we've embarked on the "year of execution", but I feel like I'm still waiting for tangible actions to occur and changes to be made. There's lots of talk about buckling up and getting to work, but the action + execution behind that is STILL lacking months later. We can only here the same message so many times before losing faith the having the "year of execution" actually happen.
