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 been stable over the past 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 (64) , 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 193 reviews)); "Great benefits and all the resources you need to do well in sales here." ((in 107 reviews)); "The work/life balance is great (work hard and go home)" ((in 78 reviews)); "The team is great and smart" ((in 56 reviews)); "• Great leadership that truly is customer centric" ((in 45 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 16 reviews)); "Many layoffs." ((in 10 reviews)); "Lack of diversity in sales teams now that Salesforce leadership has taken over." ((in 8 reviews)); "No career opportunities." ((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.

Slack reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(1,097 total reviews)

Stewart Butterfield

88% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

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Slack has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,097 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 Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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1K reviews

4.0

Jan 18, 2023

Great overall

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits Great team and manager - people are awesome

Cons

Culture is too fluffy - AMA sessions every week with no actual answers from leadership team to provide clarity in certain situations Leadership team

4.0

Jan 16, 2023

Great - but was so much better before Salesforce acquired us

Senior customer success manager (csm)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people. Strong executive leadership team. Fantastic product and product-driven culture. Customers love it and love working with us (the feeling is mutual). Plenty of room for career-development.

Cons

Salesforce acquiring us and forcing a terrible culture upon a great company. Rapid growth means everyone can be spread a bit thin.

5.0

Jan 14, 2023

Best place to work

Sr technical recruiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Good compensation and employee benefits -Great culture that is inclusive and very team oriented -They have done a great job at selecting and promoting the right leaders -Very talent and humble people -Remote culture -Really great product

Cons

Salesforce has recently acquired the company and has changed the culture substantially. Losing the startup mid sized company feel within a large corporation.

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