Part of that action is around continuing to release diversity reports, which Slack is doing for the fourth time today. There are things we can do about it, but people are coming in here with their own life experiences.” “I don’t mean there’s nothing we can do about it. “We exist in the actual world - if we all agree that this world has some systemic issues, and it’s sexist and it’s racist - that’s not going to stop when people walk into our office,” Butterfield told me. He added that he’s proud of what Slack has accomplished but that he also wants to be careful not to have Slack put up on a pedestal. “As we get bigger and we exist for longer, the greater the likelihood that the actual problems of the world will be present in Slack too,” Butterfield told TechCrunch. While no overt cultural issues at Slack have hit the mainstream, Butterfield says he recognizes that Slack is not immune from them. However, Slack has not made any specific policy changes at the company. In light of the tech industry’s last year of one sexual harassment scandal after another, Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield says the company has had active conversations about the issues.
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