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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2.0
Feb 22, 2017

Cool product but not cool place to work

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Pros

-Brand name -The product is cool -Hot startup -The work you do here is highly visible -People here are very friendly -Delicious Monday lunch (only 1 day provided lunch here, but we also get provided Friday breakfast) -Cool CEO

Cons

-Fakeness in culture is starting to show. There is no explicit rule that you have to use emoji in messages or smile all the time, but your colleagues will judge you negatively if you don't. If you're having a bad day, be sure to add those emoji in your messages and fake a smile so no one knows you're human. -I've seen a lot of code. The code here is by far the worst -Opportunity to learn weird non industry standard practices -Weakest middle management -For a place that creates a product that allows working remotely easier, it's surprisingly frowned upon. They won't say anything, but they will judge you. -You tell your manager something that bothers you/something on your mind and there will be no action. You'll be lucky to hear back. -Compensation is on the lower side. Slack knows that it's Slack and people want to work here because of the hot product. They don't negotiate much because they know you want them more badly than they want you. (guilty)

2.0
Jun 2, 2015

boy's club

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good pay. Good options. Good location. Some good people on the team that you will befriend (that will eventually be let go).

Cons

Terrible management -- verbal abuse -- firing if you didn't fit into the boy's club or speak up about anything you don't like or refuse to do. Brogrammers. Management mislead people after layoffs so no one bought their options. Now Slack is valued at $2B.

5.0
Nov 17, 2012
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Pros

* Awesome team of people that know their sh... tuff * Great products from mobile to browser-based * Good benefits (gym, health, dental, etc.) * Food trucks close by. Wednesdays and Fridays are sooooo good

Cons

* The preacher guy on the megaphone does his schpeal about once a week along the same street as the office

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