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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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

Jun 24, 2020

Great place to work

Security analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent work life balance and fantastic company culture. Management does a great job of valuing employees and communicating decisions and prioritizing employee wellbeing

Cons

There can be some resistance to new ideas and tools

5.0

Jun 24, 2020

Incredible culture

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Slack has an incredible culture and leadership that is unlike anything I've seen at any other company. Everyone lives their values of being empathetic and they really care about their people. The product is amazing and the alignment between different teams is a breath of fresh air.

Cons

Like any fast growing organization, the need to adapt to change is prevalent.

5.0

Jun 24, 2020

Slack is great!

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Incredible, smart colleagues. Huge scale and people love the product.

Cons

Tough competitive landscape, but it's great motivation.

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