Block reviews

3.3

45% would recommend to a friend

(2,112 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 2,112 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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5.0
Dec 28, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

-Managers care about you as a person, rather than just your production -Lots of room for personal growth -Open and honest culture -Real attempts to create a merit-based system -Makes me believe in trust and teamwork -Fosters a growth mindset mentality that is applicable to virtually any scenario -Opportunities for continued education (coding classes offered, continual training, career development included during work scheduled and paid work hours) -Teammates are smart, capable, friendly, and wonderfully quirky -Healthy snacks and beverages being so readily available really helps cut corners and time while prepping for work

Cons

-I can see how there could be a perceived lack of transparency if not keeping up with emails, not being proactive in seeking opportunities, or not communicating questions or complaints to your manager -Open work environment fosters collaboration, but can be noisy sometimes

3.0
Dec 27, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Amazing office environment - dynamic, highly resourced, great people, amazing FREE cafeteria, great company culture overall.

Cons

My department (Caviar food delivery) seemed out of focus with the larger company's overall goals. This led to a quelling of creative relationship building with customers and potential customers and forced a focus on "numbers above all else." This was not true when I started with the company, but was once we went public.

2.0
Dec 27, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Great co-workers, inclusive environment, perks like snacks and beverages. Great insurance. Location is easy to get to, company is progressive socially. If you look down on any gender, race, sexuality, etc this is not the place for you. You get to help small businesses and craft people and such earn a living or make extra bucks on their hobby. Very satisfying.

Cons

St Louis has become the center for Support but is increasingly becoming excluded from the rest of the company. Very little room for advancement and recent available promotions were not posted anywhere (we found out spots were open when being told who the new leads are). Recent shake up of the schedule, and plans to do so every six months, means this is no longer a stable work environment. If you don't mind having your schedule changed without regard of extracurricular needs (such as family, volunteer work, etc) this won't be a factor for you. An increasing number of staff are now looking for a new job. Measurements for the job seem arbitrary and little to no guidance is given on how to achieve positive change.

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