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 200 reviews)); "• Surprisingly great benefits for a company of this size" ((in 108 reviews)); "Great work life balance (ex/ Fri" ((in 81 reviews)); "The team is great and smart" ((in 54 reviews)); "• Great leadership that truly is customer centric" ((in 43 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 11 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.

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Slack reviews

3.9

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 3.9 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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1K reviews

5.0

Jul 8, 2020

Future workplace

Recruiting

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Slack really cares about the employees. Everyone is proud to work at Slack and happy to be here. Slack has a great work environment and internal opportunities. We grow together.

Cons

Each region has a different environment. I think it's gonna be important to balance out the team dynamics between the headquarter and regional teams(offices)

5.0

Jul 6, 2020

The best job I ever had

Core product

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Management are SUPPORTIVE. They do not exist to scrutinize you or focus on the negatives, if you're underperforming they will help you get to where you need to be. - The culture is AMAZING. Everyone is extremely nice here. - Our customers are AWESOME and love our product.

Cons

- Literally cannot think of one

5.0

Jul 6, 2020

Strong Customer Focus & Plenty of Employee Support

Customer success executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Very strong customer focus and company investment to ensure customers are successful with Slack - Amazing team of smart, humble, hardworking, and collaborative colleagues - Lots of employee support, especially during COVID times - Good management transparency

Cons

- Nothing material to note

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