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
5.0
Mar 24, 2015
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Pros

The team is amazing and I love that I get to learn from people across the organization

Cons

Personal growth is up to you to figure out, which can be stressful.

2.0
Mar 19, 2015

Grew too big and has rewarded mediocrity

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- still a fairly transparent company despite the aggressive growth - many small, disruptive products that are performing phenomenally, i.e. Capital - great food, benefits, etc.

Cons

- grew way too fast, making tangential acquisitions and not making substantial progress on our core product - still unable to shake the perception that we do more than the "little plastic credit card reader" - feels like working at a slow incumbent, with smaller and more agile competitors carving off pieces of our business they can focus completely on and do better - overinflated valuation ($6B+) that renders stock options of very questionable worth - frivolous spending on ridiculously fancy office space build-outs, expensive food, etc.; not what you want to see as an owner of the company - morale crushed every time a product is spun down, most recently Wallet and Order; not sustainable, and makes everyone question what executive guidance led us down these expensive forays in the first place

4.0
Mar 18, 2015

A great learning experience!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

-You're surrounded by some of the most intelligent people you've ever worked with -There are many valuable skills you'll learn from being in this environment -Fast-paced, ever changing -Working for economic equality and supporting small/medium businesses which is a great vision to stand behind

Cons

-Depending on what team you're working on--not as many opportunities for growth compared to a few months ago -Less transparency over time -Dealing with some growing pains -Shift in culture accounts for a shift in overall attitude/work environment

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