Considerate corporate culture with good work-life balance - Anonymous employee Slack Employee Review

4.0
Oct 13, 2020
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Slack is the most considerate place I've ever worked. That come through both in small ways (colleagues are really thoughtful about each other's time, people are welcoming) and big ones (company-wide, there's an expectation that management will preserve and model good work-life balance). - People care about making something that's helpful and pleasant to use, as well as successful. It's such a great outlook that makes it fun to be part of building Slack. - Benefits and comp are competitive with similar companies. - Slack is a big enough company that there's a lot going on, but not so big that it's hard to feel at home or see where your work fits into the bigger picture.

Cons

- The downside of Slack being so considerate is that sometimes the company culture isn't direct enough: It can be tough to know who owns a decision, and often people are so gentle with their feedback that it's not actually useful. - Prioritization isn't as good here as at other tech companies I've worked at. We often have more "priorities" than the teams we have can feasibly work on. - Leadership isn't as transparent as they seem to think they are (and, to their credit, as I think they genuinely want to be). Internal comms are not a strong suit.

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Thank you for your thoughtful review. It’s great to hear that you feel at home at Slack and surrounded by supportive colleagues and culture. Transparency from leadership is very important to us and we encourage you to share your concerns in our executive “ask me anything” channel, in our regular pulse surveys, or directly to our people partners and/or your manager. Thanks again!

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