Slack reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(1,096 total reviews)
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Stewart Butterfield

88% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

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 Tecnologia da informação industry (3.9 stars).

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5.0
Jul 16, 2018

Slack, where work happens

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

- Culture - Relevance of work - Engineering team

Cons

- Growing pains - Distractions - I need 5 words

5.0
Jul 16, 2018

Slack is the unicorn of tech companies

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

genuinely cares about you and your life inside & outside the company -> work-life balance is key. Everyone goes out for lunch - the office is dead between 12 and 1. Everyone goes to the weekly happy hour and it's super fun. There is an emphasis on the long-term goals of the company. And the company is willing to work on the hard problems and deliver higher quality product experiences - even if it will take more time and effort. The company is diverse and values diverse opinions. People are encouraged to be vulnerable, take & give feedback, and constantly improve. The company values individual growth as much as company growth and sees the two as interdependent.

Cons

It's an early-ish stage company so some processes and resources are still being developed - I think this is actually a pro disguised as a con bc you get to be a part of those decisions.

5.0
Jul 16, 2018

Great Team & Transparent Management

Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

- Everyone is happy to help you, but that is also tempered by the "teach a person to fish," philosophy where you look for an answer, first, and then turn to your team if you don't have any luck - The onboarding process (at least for Customer Experience) is 9 weeks in length so you have lots of time to learn before are fully trained. - Management at all levels is very supportive and open with communication..giving the "why" behind the "what" helps to focus everyone on the task(s) at hand. - The knee-jerk reaction isn't to "ask the engineers." However, the engineering team here is great at assisting with questions or difficulties. - I have found that most folks will be candid and straight-forward with you rather than giving non-descriptive and indecisive answers. - When you are at work, you focus on work, but when you are home you can be completely home...you don't feel like you still need to be accessible for work

Cons

- The 9 week onboarding process can seem a bit tedious at times - Pay is a little lower than expected, but the benefits are absolutely fantastic, so that is sort of a wash. - There is a ton of information to get through and understand...they don't expect you to memorize it all, but the process of making everything easy to find and reference is still in progress. -

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