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      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

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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 2,108 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
      Oct 29, 2014

      I've been at Square for more than three years.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Square has been a great place to work for the past few years. It's provided me the opportunity to grow in my career and learn new skills, while simultaneously witnessing a rapidly growing company adjust on the fly to new challenges. Working at a company that grows and changes so rapidly has been one of the best ways to learn quickly. The amount of experiences that I feel like I've faced in the few years I've been here seems much higher than my peers at slower moving companies. I think this can only benefit me. There are a lot of great people here to work with and learn from. I have real friends here, not just co-workers. Leadership has become much stronger on account of some key hires.

      Cons

      Growing pains come with the territory when you move quickly in an industry that is constantly changing. We are going up against behemoths that have deeper pockets and more resources than us. In my opinion, that makes it a bit more fun, but it does make for some thrash as the priorities evolve and shift with the changes in the environment.

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      10y
      Thanks for your review. Our work is really challenging, and there are many opportunities for career growth. Glad to hear you've never stopped learning.
      5.0
      Oct 27, 2014

      It's a pleasure working at Square

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      --mission: We have honorable missions--to service our merchants and to make commerce easy. We also have other practices such as “clean street” (where we go out and pick up trashes in the SF city every Friday) and “give a meal” (where we donate lunch money). It feels good to work with such missions in mind. --people: I am very impressed by the executive team. I am always looking forward to the weekly “town square”, where the executive team present visions, execution, results, and lessons learned. --working environment: The SF office is beautiful; meals (three per day) are exceptional; the South Bay office is convenient.

      Cons

      --engineering team: The engineering team is not very mature, reflected by frequent reorganization and some, IMO, rather arbitrary choices in the technology stack.

      5.0
      Oct 27, 2014

      I LOVE WORKING HERE

      Account executive
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      great people, work environment, and more. Everyone is great here and Square always makes sure there's something to look forward to- the Town Square company-wide meetings are awesome and fun to see what's happening around the company. Since we're not a huge work place, you start seeing friendly faces on each floor. Especially the cafeteria, where you're fed some of the best meals I've had. i.e. Prime Rib last Friday. Can't complain at all! We're spoiled. On a work-side, you'll have a team lead that you can bring questions and concerns to, and they're always there to help along the way.

      Cons

      Change happens every day, but at a start-up, I'd expect this! Again, I can't complain about much while working here.

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