Block reviews

3.3

45% would recommend to a friend

(2,117 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 2,117 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
3.0
Sep 7, 2018

Good Perks, Need work on culture

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Super flexible time off and work from home days, as well as maternity/ paternity leave. If you have young kids, this company is great for you. - They try to be inclusive of all cultures during holidays. - They're very aware of gender pronouns and try to stand against conventional gender roles. - Managers and executives are very accessible. They work alongside people and stay humble, which sets a nice tone for the company. - Good core values (nominally)

Cons

- Monetary compensation waaay under market value. - Because the company isn't exactly start-up size anymore, it's REALLY hard to move around internally. Not great for people just starting out in their careers who need the flexibility and need to gain a variety of experiences. - Upward mobility is also a battle depending on your team. They prefer to hire externally. - Management is new and inexperienced. - Not great at really understanding where underrepresented people are coming from. There's a lot of explaining you'll have to do to coworkers and managers, since most managers are not part of underrepresented groups. This was probably the most frustrating part. - The company talks a good game about transparency, but I didn't ever feel like I got honest answers when I asked questions.

4.0
Aug 27, 2018

Software Developer

Recommend
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Pros

Great company with some fun perks, and a very good social mission.

Cons

Depending on your team, opportunities for advancement are minimal and the work might not be as interesting.

3.0
Aug 13, 2018

Cool place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

unlimited (limited) PTO, Company events

Cons

No career advancement, limitations on "free" policies

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