Block reviews

3.3

45% would recommend to a friend

(2,108 total reviews)
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Jack Dorsey

32% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

Block has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,108 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
1.0
Jan 11, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of work to do, never a dull place to work.

Cons

-Leads that do are unprofessional -An environment built on creating controversy with a "throw under the bus approach" -Land grabs made by senior leaders -Lack of knowledge or experience by management of responsibilities of team members -Dishonesty and unethical behavior

2.0
Dec 26, 2016

Square in St. Louis isn't a good place to be

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Friendly work culture - Fun office environment

Cons

- People seem to feel unappreciated across nearly all departments in the St. Louis office - Coworkers in San Fran treat us as if we're less intelligent and less competent because we're in the Midwest. - Square knows it pays us less to do the same job compared to those in other cities. There is a feeling that we should "be happy" to work for a place like Square and simply stay in our place.

3.0
Dec 12, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits of this company are nothing short of fantastic. 4 months paid maternity/paternity leave, open PTO, and much much more. It's a very cutting edge company to work for. The compensation is also quite good.

Cons

While it is a lot of fun to work for Square, it sometimes feels like being in high school. Also there really isn't a lot of transparency in regards to upward mobility. Tons of possibilities are discussed but the odds of moving up are pretty slim, especially in a supporting role. The work for a supporter as to be expected is highly repetitive and can wear you down pretty quickly. Different departments in the company kind of expect support to handle the messes they create without telling us how to confidently or correctly troubleshoot some customer issues.

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