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 203 reviews)); "• Surprisingly great benefits for a company of this size" ((in 118 reviews)); "Great work life balance (ex/ Fri" ((in 79 reviews)); "The team is great and smart" ((in 51 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)); "Many layoffs." ((in 9 reviews)); "Lack of diversity in sales teams now that Salesforce leadership has taken over." ((in 6 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

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(1,095 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 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,095 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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5.0

Oct 15, 2019

Amazing place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Thoughtful, caring coworkers - A company with a great product and outlook - Incredible benefits and work/life balance - Leadership who have employees best interests at heart - Company performance is strong - Lots of opportunities to grow your career

Cons

- All of my cons are related to growing quickly as a company: processes change frequently, not always knowing who owns projects since the point people change often, etc.

Slack Response

Thank you so much for sharing your feedback. We're happy to hear it's been an overall positive experience. As you mentioned, rapid growth can be challenging, and we are constantly striving to do our best to mitigate common growing pains. Thank you again for such a thoughtful review; feedback such as yours will continue to make us better as we grow.

5.0

Oct 15, 2019

Love my job

Senior recruiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Surrounded by smart coworkers that I can bounce ideas off of and learn from! -People are always willing to lend a helping hand here. -Love our product and being able to recruit for a product that I wholeheartedly believe in! I am excited to talk about it and so are candidates which makes my job so enjoyable. -Our office has a beautiful aesthetic that make it a lovely place to spend your days.

Cons

-We are moving fast and sometimes building the plane while flying it but that comes with the territory for a company at this stage of growth!

Slack Response

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We're delighted to hear that you're enjoying your experience at Slack, that you believe in the product and you love the office space -- we love it too! As long as we foster a collaborative working environment, we're confident that we will continue to make it one of the best companies to work for.

5.0

Oct 15, 2019

Best company I've ever worked for.

Senior sales recruiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Amazing people who are smart, collaborative and humble. - Fast growing and ever changing culture with a chance to do lots of different things

Cons

Nothing comes to mind and I've been here almost 1.5 years.

Slack Response

Thank you so much for sharing your experience working at Slack! We're happy to hear it's been a positive one. It's our top priority to maintain an inclusive and welcoming culture with smart and humble individuals.

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