Block reviews

3.3

45% would recommend to a friend

(2,109 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 2,109 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
5.0
Nov 26, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Especially in retrospect, I'm not sure I'll ever work at a company like this again. Square truly focused on its culture, its mission, and its impact.

Cons

Can be slow-moving. Some high level management was stagnating, and their teams suffered as a result, though since I've left I've seen that some of these folks have also departed, so maybe not as much of a con.

4.0
May 12, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Free Food, Good benefits (health insurance, maternity/paternity leave of 4 months, commuter benefits, somewhat of a 401k match), flexible PTO, multiple office options to choose as homebase.

Cons

You could not negotiate salary if you were hired/promoted into another role/department. Rules and policy in my department changed constantly. PTO was hard to come by and was always a point of contention among those in Customer Success. Not all leads managed equally - someone might allow you to work from home, while another one would always deny it. Company culture is very cliquey... it was very hard to make friends.

1.0
Oct 19, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They pay you. Insurance is $20 PTO is available but not unlimited as it’s pitched to you.

Cons

Life work balance is not existent. If you do not suck up then you do not get any opportunities. They say they’re transparent but they truly are not. I’ve seen so many people fired, boxed up and thrown out for things they weren’t aware of and it’s a sad situation. If you work in higher tier jobs then it’s all politics but women are always paid less. What you bring to the table will not matter if they do not like you. You could be bright, bubbly, good attitude but if management doesn’t like you then you’re a target. The best way to enter this job is at your own discretion. It always starts out good but they pile on the work as they see fit. Cliques of entitled people is what you need to worry about most. If they have worked at Square longer than 3 years then you should be worried. Those people are apart of the 1% at Square.

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