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 209 reviews)); "• Surprisingly great benefits for a company of this size" ((in 107 reviews)); "The work/life balance is great (work hard and go home)" ((in 77 reviews)); "• Great leadership that truly is customer centric" ((in 44 reviews)); "The team is great and smart" ((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 15 reviews)); "Many layoffs." ((in 9 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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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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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1K reviews

5.0

Nov 30, 2020

Amazing opportunity to make an impact

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture and opportunity to make an impact

Cons

Growing so quickly, foundation needs to be built

Slack Response

Hi there - we're so glad to hear you're making an impact and enjoying our team culture. Thank you for the review! -Slack

5.0

Nov 26, 2020

The best company I've worked for

Customer service representative (csr)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really positive and supportive culture, genuinely lovely people. Generous benefits and compensation.

Cons

None that I can think of.

5.0

Oct 30, 2020

been almost at slack for half a year. i enjoying working here so far. learning a lot everyday.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1sets up employees for success. 2women empowerment. 3 diversified. 4 distributed

Cons

people working at different timezones, you feel there is a lot to catch up. need to learn to disconnect between after office hours. since people in other time zones are still working.

Slack Response

Hi there - thanks for the review. We're glad you feel set up for success here at Slack. Wishing you well!

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