Slack reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(102 total reviews)
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Stewart Butterfield

88% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

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3.0
Dec 11, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Slack has a beautiful office in San Francisco. Almost everyone there is very nice and wants to see you succeed. The perks are nice, especially the weekly massages.

Cons

I had 3 managers (4 if you count the time I had no manager) over ~6 months. The whiplash was disorienting and I couldn't focus or get my work done. My original manager was amazing, his replacement was bad (overcommitted, late to everything, bad listener) to the point that I quit. I miss my teammates but I don't miss him. Additionally, when I was leaving, I found that multiple coworkers had tried to transfer out to other teams at Slack and had been denied by the director of our department. IMO, that's unacceptable. The pay isn't great - relatively low base pay for a company their size plus a yearly bonus that the finance department threatens to take away at every all hands.

5.0
Oct 15, 2019

Amazing place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Thoughtful, caring coworkers - A company with a great product and outlook - Incredible benefits and work/life balance - Leadership who have employees best interests at heart - Company performance is strong - Lots of opportunities to grow your career

Cons

- All of my cons are related to growing quickly as a company: processes change frequently, not always knowing who owns projects since the point people change often, etc.

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6y
Thank you so much for sharing your feedback. We're happy to hear it's been an overall positive experience. As you mentioned, rapid growth can be challenging, and we are constantly striving to do our best to mitigate common growing pains. Thank you again for such a thoughtful review; feedback such as yours will continue to make us better as we grow.
5.0
Oct 14, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Smart, friendly people with great experience around you Work/life balance Leadership really cares about its employee, believes in the product and potential growth Customers LOVE us, feels great to be appreciated Competitive Compensation and Benefits

Cons

Constant process improvement, growing pains. Sometimes process slows down productivitioy. Still developing specific career paths for roles, not as structured.

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