Is Block a good company to work for?

Block has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 2,260 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 11% over the last 12 months. 46% of employees would recommend working at Block to a friend and 27% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Block have been left by employees working as Recruiter , Operations and Customer Support .

Does Block pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Block employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Block. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Block?

46% of Block employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Block 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Block?

Software Engineer (250) , Senior Software Engineer (93) , Account Executive (80) , Customer Success Advocate (71) , Product Manager (33) , Account Manager (32) , Data Scientist (29) , Program Manager (22) , Customer Service Representative (20) , Business Development Representative (BDR) (19) , Senior Account Executive (18) , Customer Support Representative (17) , Executive Assistant (17) , Project Manager (17) , Customer Success (16)

What are the pros of working at Block according to real employee reviews?

"The people were great and always positive and up to help." ((in 242 reviews)); "Great benefits and a lot of trust" ((in 227 reviews)); "Good work life balance and WFH option" ((in 144 reviews)); "Pay and RSU options really good." ((in 115 reviews)); "Great coworkers and purpose driven work" ((in 62 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Block according to real employee reviews?

"constant layoffs (I'm one of nearly 4k people laid off in the latest round)" ((in 109 reviews)); "Bad management and leaders only care about what they like" ((in 71 reviews)); "Bad managers seem to be a relatively common complaint among IC employees I talked to." ((in 46 reviews)); "lack of transparency from upper management" ((in 13 reviews)); "Back stabbing middle management" ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about Block layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Block layoffs and their outlook for job security at Block in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Block locations?

San Francisco , Saint Louis , New York , Atlanta , Seattle , Oakland , Scottsdale , Los Angeles , Portland , Phoenix , Chicago , Miami , Austin , Denver , Dallas , Philadelphia , Boston , Washington , Houston , Sacramento , California City , South San Francisco , San Jose , Orlando , Salt Lake City , Raleigh , Cincinnati , Irvine , San Diego , Santa Clara

Block reviews

3.3

46% would recommend to a friend

(2,106 total reviews)

Jack Dorsey

32% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

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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).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

5.0

May 27, 2014

A company with innovative products that I actually believe in!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company is growing super fast, lots of really smart and nice colleagues and (at least in my experience) very supportive management and HR teams.

Cons

There are some growing pains with a company growing so big so fast. Some processes are very established while others are almost non-existent sometimes.

4.0

May 20, 2014

Great company to work at!

Customer technical support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place. Lots of young people and lots of energy. I loved working in the startup environment and not feeling restricted in what I could do. You get what you put in.

Cons

Before I left things started to feel a little more corporate. They started implementing some company changes that felt a little restricting but that's probably for the best as the company grows.

2.0

May 19, 2014

Great company slowly going downhill

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- Collaborative environment and culture - Intelligent and creative co-workers - On-site baristas, food, mac gear, massages and yoga - Inspiring and involved CEO

Cons

- Highly inexperienced middle management - Little to no process - Highly political environment - Changing culture from one that values design to solely making money

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