Is Block a good company to work for?

Block has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 2,271 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 11% 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 3.7 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 232 reviews)); "Good work/ life balance if your role allows it" ((in 147 reviews)); "Pay and RSU options really good." ((in 123 reviews)); "Great coworkers and purpose driven work" ((in 63 reviews))

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

"Frequent internal restructuring and layoffs (2023" ((in 107 reviews)); "poor leadership and lack of growth/development" ((in 107 reviews)); "Bad management and leaders only care about what they like" ((in 69 reviews)); "Bad managers seem to be a relatively common complaint among IC employees I talked to." ((in 47 reviews)); "low compensation and bonuses." ((in 22 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

(2,117 total reviews)

Jack Dorsey

32% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.2

Culture & values

3.1

Career opportunities

2.4

Senior management

Block has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,117 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

Aug 17, 2025

Good culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great flexibility with WFH policy

Cons

Unrealistic targets and not enough internal resources

4.0

Aug 12, 2025

Great Compensation

Finance manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Bottom up decision making compensation remote

Cons

Not the best leadership Headcount cap (layoffs)

1.0

Aug 11, 2025

Run

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Health benefits from the ptsd you’ll get working here. Unlimited pto but you’ll work on your pto. Remote so they can overwork you.

Cons

Worst work life balance I’ve experienced. Only Engineering gets catered to but other roles like Ops, Risk, Legal, Compliance, and Audit, are overworked and burnt out. Favoritism is rampant, and demographic quota hires sometimes result in uneven workloads. Performance ratings can be biased; if a manager doesn’t like you or you won’t do the work of two people, you’re at risk. Toxic culture with knowledge gatekeeping, poor leadership with bad attitudes, and too much politics. If you’re from traditional financial services industry, expect to lose industry standards, since mgmt just make things up. HR never tells you that your so called annual bonus gets paid out in 16 quarters?! Ridiculous. Why would someone stay another 16 quarters to get paid for the previous annual bonus. Mind games.

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