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      Slack

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      Slack reviews

      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (1,095 total reviews)
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      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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      1K reviews
      2.0
      Apr 2, 2021

      Values sound good on paper but are just for show

      People manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Comfortable accommodations and benefits, useful product, smart coworkers (while they last)

      Cons

      Values are for display purposes only. Commitment to inclusion is shallow. The nail that stands up is hammered down. Sr Leadership are insecure and do not tolerate challenge, strong vision, or actual proactive improvements. Work-life balance is rapidly decreasing. Leaders are trying to squeeze blood from stones. Product is rapidly becoming unreliable and customer good-will being burned. Slack's early success was via taking the time to do things properly, now there is not even time to do things half-assed. It really shows when you use the product or try to have meaningful discussions with severely burned-out teammates.

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      Thank you for sharing your experience working at Slack. We are always striving to create a great environment for our employees so we appreciate this feedback. If you have not already, we'd encourage you to speak with your manager and your department's people partner to discuss some of these matters with them further. -Slack
      2.0
      Oct 19, 2017

      Slack

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - You'll meet some amazing people here - Free meals, snacks, drinks, beer on tap, and onsite baristas - Great CEO who truly cares about the people working at Slack

      Cons

      - You will meet some very entitled people who complain that all the free food and drinks aren't good enough. Constant demands for catering to their allergies or sensitivities rather than just bringing their own food. Everything needs to be catered to them. - Constant temperature war. One person is too cold and demands the heat to turn on, one person is too hot, demands the AC on. Bring layers to this office. - Some employees are disrespectful to security guards, cleaners, and anyone else they see as beneath them. - Racism - Managers who do not fit the slack culture (screaming at their team members, insulting them, promoting toxic culture, etc.) but were hired because they have more experience than anyone on the team. - If you want to WFH, you'll be guilted/shamed into coming into the office - Does not pay as well as other companies - Have heard from others of their negative reviews on glassdoor disappearing Your experience at Slack really depends on your manager and team. You can have an amazing supportive team that truly believes and promotes Slack's message, or you have an awful demeaning manager that promotes a toxic culture.

      5.0
      Oct 30, 2018

      Values-Based Growth

      Sales
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I have never seen a company so dedicated to its values. I know, I know, every company has a list of values and principles and claims to live by them blah, blah. But at Slack, it isn’t really any list of values, so much as it is an implied way of being. If you are collaborative, respectful, put team first, find creative solutions, the. You will be more successful here. In some cultures, that simply isn’t true - over time you get sucked into the grimy, political necessities. I have seen it, fallen victim to it, and I am never going back. Working at Slack, I feel liberated to to my best work. Stuart is amazing. The hype is real. Finally, I work in Sales, which is often the most competitive dog-eat-dog side of a company. Not here. We win together or we don’t win at all. I know it sounds crazy, but come see for yourself.

      Cons

      Typical growth challenges. We use Slack for EVERYTHING at work and once in a while, there is a better way to get something done.

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