Block reviews

3.3

45% would recommend to a friend

(2,106 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 2,106 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
Oct 2, 2014

No such thing as dreaded Sunday evenings

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Pros

I go to bed every night, excited to go to work the following morning. I occasionally find myself on the verge of tears (of joy) when company accomplishments are shared and celebrated. The executives and managers are accessible and openly share information. The transparency that seems to be the theme of every review is REAL, and is a concept I never really understood until I joined Square and realized how much information is shared. I love being in a challenging environment, and everyone is smart and passionate about our work as a company. I've never experienced such personal connection with previous employers, and I love working at a place where we all truly believe in our work, and share the goal of making commerce easy for everyone. And of course, a review wouldn't be complete without mentioning perks. Excellent health benefits, wellness services on-site, culinary staff, etc.

Cons

There isn't much mobility to work across teams/products for non-engineers, and growth opportunity is unclear. We've also been victims of bad press lately, which is frustrating. However, I feel like everyone does a great job re-focusing on our missions, strengths and weaknesses during our company-wide meetings on Fridays.

5.0
Sep 12, 2014

this koolaid tastes amazing!

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Pros

- culture is honest and open - colleagues are fun, hard working, and ambitious - the work is complex, inspiring, and exciting - leadership team is strong - perks are perfect - plenty of opportunities for mentorship and upward mobility

Cons

- transparency efforts (ex, open Q&A each week, company-wide email threads) can make me really dislike / lose respect for some of my colleagues, but I wouldn't have it any other way honestly.

5.0
Sep 8, 2014
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Pros

Square has been a fantastic experience for me. We've expanded our product from a payments solution to a full-featured point of sale, and there are lots of exciting projects happening around that. The company (and Jack) genuinely care about having a positive impact on the world.

Cons

Dealing with negative press is demoralizing. Some of it's true, some of it isn't—either way, it affects recruiting candidates because they don't see what's really going on at the company.

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