Is Block a good company to work for?

Block has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 2,269 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 249 reviews)); "Great benefits and a lot of trust" ((in 228 reviews)); "Good work/ life balance if your role allows it" ((in 145 reviews)); "Pay and RSU options really good." ((in 116 reviews)); "Great coworkers and purpose driven work" ((in 63 reviews))

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

"poor leadership and lack of growth/development" ((in 109 reviews)); "Constant structural/team changes and layoffs" ((in 105 reviews)); "Bad management and leaders only care about what they like" ((in 70 reviews)); "Bad managers seem to be a relatively common complaint among IC employees I talked to." ((in 49 reviews)); "Middle and Senior upper management are very inconsistent." ((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

Block reviews

3.3

45% would recommend to a friend

(2,115 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 2,115 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

3.0

Aug 13, 2018

Cool place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

unlimited (limited) PTO, Company events

Cons

No career advancement, limitations on "free" policies

3.0

Mar 22, 2018

Good place to work in Sales, but low career growth potential and low energy middle management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Culture is a plus - Relaxed environment - Good benefits

Cons

- Lack of Career growth - Below industry standard for compensation - Middle management lacks any thought leadership - the org needs a lot more energy and motivation.

5.0

Feb 12, 2018

High quality engineering -> Empowering businesses

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Engineering teams at Square have been given the opportunity and the freedom to operate largely independently. There is a strong engineering culture here with great engineering practices and lots of meetups (both internal and external). On top of all these, the payment industry offers a lot of complex business challenges and we are allowed to use cutting edge technologies such as Tensorflow or Dataflow.

Cons

Square is at a weird spot: not a huge company with super deep pockets but not a startup either. So we are showing pain that's related to our size. The Payment industry is strongly linked with both domestic and global economies. The competition is fierce, too.

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