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      3.3

      45% would recommend to a friend

      (2,111 total reviews)
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      Jack Dorsey

      32% approve of CEO

      26% positive business outlook

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      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.2

      Culture & values

      3.1

      Career opportunities

      2.4

      Senior management

      Block has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,111 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
      Sep 27, 2016

      More than just software

      Technology team lead (software engineer)
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - See your work out in the real world in the hands of merchants and buyers. - Smart coworkers, solving difficult problems. - Practice engineering methodologies. - Fun open environment. - Opportunities to travel to growing markets and work with customers.

      Cons

      - There are branch offices, but limited ability to work solo outside of those offices. - There are never enough cabanas.

      3.0
      Sep 25, 2016

      Amazing Mission but Lackluster Execution

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Square is a great place to work if you are a new-grad or just starting out in your career. There are a lot of great people to work with and you can see A LOT of interesting work. + Work with fantastic people at your peer level. Have made some great friends here. + Engineering culture is really good, no-ego problem solving is mandatory across the company. + One of the few opportunities to build something that is impactful for everyday people trying to make an honest living. People are connected to the mission of helping the small business down the street. + A truly full stack company. You can learn SO much on the engineering side.

      Cons

      - Design culture is awful. ICs are great but their management structure is incredibly top-down and not iterative. They hamstring product teams and slow everything down. - Lack of focus everywhere. Constant reorgs and lots of abandoned projects make it hard to scale your team or your work. - Leadership provides no clear strategy. We're just doing lots of things, attacking lots of opportunities.

      5.0
      Sep 23, 2016

      Best engineering team!

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - amazing engineering team - strict coding standards, clean code bases - great architecture - friendly people - disciplined work place

      Cons

      - can be stingy compared to other tech companies

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