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 194 reviews)); "• Surprisingly great benefits for a company of this size" ((in 117 reviews)); "Great work life balance (ex/ Fri" ((in 76 reviews)); "The team is great and smart" ((in 54 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 17 reviews)); "Many layoffs." ((in 11 reviews)); "Lack of diversity in sales teams now that Salesforce leadership has taken over." ((in 8 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.

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 Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

Sep 10, 2019

Best job I've ever had. Hoping to grow here

Senior account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Management really cares about you. You'll work with the smartest people you have in your career and you will work in a fast-paced space with an incredible opportunity.

Cons

The only real knock I have on Slack is being an employee in a non-SF office. The world seems to revolve around SF and it can feel like if you're not in that bubble you are lost in terms of recognition and more importantly career opportunity. I think this is something being addressed and feedback that is heard but as of right now this is still a sore spot for me.

5.0

Aug 10, 2019

Couldn't be happier

Senior business development representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing company! So happy I ended up working for Slack. Such a nice culture and environment to work in, were people genuinely live the values and they are truly embedded in the company- empathy, craftsmanship, courtesy, solidarity thriving and playfulness. Management is superb, super talented and a very transparent organization. Got the chance to meet many of upper management including co-founders during my training at HQ in San Francisco and they are very nice, approachable and extremely talented. I can't imagine working under a better CEO than Stewart. Such an interesting time to be at Slack; growing quickly, great product and interesting market. Highly recommend Slack! Great benefits including professional and personal development, also additional benefits covering phone, commuting and fitness expenses.

Cons

I've not experienced any so far (I've only been at Slack a few months)

4.0

Aug 2, 2019

Good place to work overall, take bonus with a grain of salt

Senior engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Overall this has been a good place to work. The company is growing, the product and teams are growing, so there's opportunity to take on challenging work of increasing scope and complexity. The senior leadership of the company is experienced and better than other places I've worked, and the new senior leadership hires all seem to be people with good backgrounds who I respect and think will level up the company. Work-life balance is extremely reasonable.

Cons

They tell you "here's the target bonus percentage," what they don't tell you is that there's also a company multiplier, which historically has never been 1. It seems based on rather optimistic stretch goals. Don't expect to get your full bonus amount.

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