Jan 13, 2022
Block reviews
3.3
45% would recommend to a friend
Jack Dorsey
32% approve of CEO
26% positive business outlook
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5.0
Jan 12, 2022
A. M. A. Z. I. N. G. Company
Current employee, less than 1 year
Hartford, CT
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
I started looking and applied to a tone of companies once my former company was forcing us to go back into the office. Plus, it was just time for me to move on. Square was my TOP-PICK. - FLEXIBILITY and Work/Life Balance - (they were one of the first companies to allow employees to choose to WFH full-time back when the pandemic first hit - This alone speaks volumes). I was looking for a fully remote role and I got it!!!! - HIGHLY competitive compensation - Personal and Professional Development is wonderful and exactly what I was looking for - Amazing Benefits and Perks (Monthly WFH stipend, Monthly wellness perk, discounts at various businesses, etc.) - Overall just an awesome culture and place to work!
Cons
Nothing! I have no complaints.
4.0
Jan 5, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
People are always very nice, friendly, and helpful. As an engineer, I have a great work-life-balance. When it comes to delivering on new features, Square's tooling is a bit esoteric but usually gets the job done with minimal waiting (and when it doesn't, the nice/friendly/helpful people I just mentioned will unblock you really fast).
Cons
C-Suite leadership makes bizarre decisions (e.g. renaming to Block) that somehow promises to make *them* a lot of money, but doesn't contribute towards better products for users (e.g. Jack's obsession with crypto). There's a mixture of new and pleasant technology, and old legacy stuff that has to continue to be supported. This would not be so bad, except there is a surprising amount of resistance if you decide not to build *new* things with the old legacy technology. "Software architecture" isn't a priority for Block's microservices - so while everything works and individual services have unit tests, creating usable APIs for cross-team boundaries is usually an afterthought that makes it a pain to ever make new connections.
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