Is Block a good company to work for?

Block has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 2,270 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 10% over the last 12 months. 45% of employees would recommend working at Block to a friend and 26% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Block have been left by employees working as Recruiter , Operations and Customer Support .

Does Block pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Block employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Block. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Block?

45% of Block employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Block 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Block?

Software Engineer (253) , Senior Software Engineer (93) , Account Executive (81) , Customer Success Advocate (71) , Product Manager (33) , Account Manager (32) , Data Scientist (29) , Program Manager (22) , Customer Service Representative (20) , Business Development Representative (BDR) (19) , Senior Account Executive (18) , Customer Support Representative (17) , Engineering Manager (17) , Executive Assistant (17) , Project Manager (17)

What are the pros of working at Block according to real employee reviews?

"The people were great and always positive and up to help." ((in 237 reviews)); "Great benefits and a lot of trust" ((in 234 reviews)); "Good work life balance and WFH option" ((in 146 reviews)); "Pay and RSU options really good." ((in 113 reviews)); "Great coworkers and purpose driven work" ((in 62 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Block according to real employee reviews?

"poor leadership and lack of growth/development" ((in 112 reviews)); "Frequent internal restructuring and layoffs (2023" ((in 104 reviews)); "Bad management and leaders only care about what they like" ((in 73 reviews)); "Toxic managers in some teams." ((in 48 reviews)); "lack of transparency from upper management" ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about Block layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Block layoffs and their outlook for job security at Block in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Block locations?

San Francisco , Saint Louis , New York , Atlanta , Seattle , Oakland , Scottsdale , Los Angeles , Portland , Phoenix , Chicago , Miami , Austin , Denver , Boston , Dallas , Philadelphia , Washington , Houston , Sacramento , California City , South San Francisco , San Jose , Orlando , Salt Lake City , Charlotte , Raleigh , Cincinnati , Irvine , San Diego

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3.3

45% would recommend to a friend

(2,116 total reviews)

Jack Dorsey

32% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

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Block has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,116 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Block employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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2K reviews

4.0

Sep 15, 2025

Good Work Life Balance, Decent Pay

Machine learning engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Chill bottoms up culture, though that is starting to change and become more top-down.

Cons

A lot of re-orgs and general chaos as of late.

3.0

Sep 15, 2025

okk

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good pay and health insurance

Cons

too much politics ruins the culture and talented people leave

4.0

Sep 12, 2025

Not what it was - to avoid if you are looking for strong empowering management

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible WFH system with possibility to be fully remote

Cons

Too many reorg 2 years of constant lay offs are draining

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Good Work Life Balance, Decent Pay

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Not what it was - to avoid if you are looking for strong empowering management

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