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 205 reviews)); "Great benefits and all the resources you need to do well in sales here." ((in 112 reviews)); "The work/life balance is great (work hard and go home)" ((in 79 reviews)); "The team is great and smart" ((in 54 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 12 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.

What are the top reviewed Slack locations?

São Paulo , Rio de Janeiro , Santa Maria , Lapão , Guarulhos

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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 Tecnologia da informação industry (3.9 stars).

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5.0

Oct 18, 2017

Best job I've ever had

Senior engineer

Recommend

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Pros

I moved to California in order to work for Slack. I'm impressed with the executive leadership and the engineers are the best I've worked with. I've been here two years and I expect to stick around for many more.

Cons

Remote opportunities are rare and the perks aren't as lavish as larger competitors.

5.0

Oct 18, 2017

Career development at a collaborative, fast-paced, exciting company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

- Growing, fast-paced environment that is challenging and exciting - Great benefits - Humble, caring, inspirational, strong leaders - Lots of room for growth and career development - Intelligent and caring colleagues

Cons

- Looking forward to more global expansion

5.0

Oct 18, 2017

Headed in the Right Direction

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

• Smart and collaborative teams. Some of the brightest in the business. • Great leadership that truly is customer centric • Surprisingly great benefits for a company of this size • Great company energy which facilitates a singular focus • Leadership very cognizant of the need to maintain the culture, even with growth

Cons

• Current SF setup with three offices provides a bit of a physical disconnect between teams

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