Block reviews

- We make much less money for doing the same (if not better work) compared to our counterparts in San Francisco. A large portion of the STL office is African American and they are making considerably less money for doing the same job as white counterparts in other cities. Square is opening itself up for a lawsuit. - There isn't transparency with decision makings that effects the entire office. - While Square does office great benefits, they don't make up for the poor compensation. They just don't. - Management in St. Louis tries to put on a strong face, but they know morale is low across various teams. - There is no incentive to do well because most of the jobs in the office go nowhere slowly. - The St. Louis office just seems like an afterthought for good PR (both geographic and racial) and to cut operating costs. Its workers can tell.

- Unclear (read: non-existent) growth ladder for most teams - Internal philosophy is to hire instead of promote - Recently hired a large number of middle managers who are focused on building a castle instead of growing employees, working on high-leverage projects - Comp is not competitive, even for those who outperform - Project ownership is a thing of the past - Top level management talks about transparency and open doors but those who speak up are reprimanded by middle management - This company is not what it used to be