Is Block a good company to work for?

Block has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 2,266 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 10% over the last 12 months. 45% of employees would recommend working at Block to a friend and 26% 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?

45% 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, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Block?

Software Engineer (253) , 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) , Engineering Manager (17) , Executive Assistant (17) , Project Manager (17)

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 248 reviews)); "Great benefits and a lot of trust" ((in 226 reviews)); "Good work life balance and WFH option" ((in 143 reviews)); "Pay and RSU options really good." ((in 115 reviews)); "Great coworkers and purpose driven work" ((in 57 reviews))

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

"Frequent internal restructuring and layoffs (2023" ((in 108 reviews)); "poor leadership and lack of growth/development" ((in 105 reviews)); "Bad management and leaders only care about what they like" ((in 70 reviews)); "Bad managers seem to be a relatively common complaint among IC employees I talked to." ((in 47 reviews)); "lack of transparency from upper management" ((in 12 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 , Charlotte , Raleigh , Cincinnati , Irvine , San Diego

Block reviews

3.3

45% would recommend to a friend

(2,112 total reviews)

Jack Dorsey

32% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

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Block has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,112 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

Nov 20, 2017

Great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Excellent benefits, supervisors that actually care, good pay and excellent work environment

Cons

Can get a little too...fraternity from time to time. While being good at your job is very important, sometimes it's more about who you drink with.

5.0

Nov 5, 2017

Meaningful product, well managed company

Mobile software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

We’re empowering the small business owners and entrepreneurs of the world Square has huge growth potential Growth potential means growth opportunities for all of us as employees Square is very efficiently managed without all of the waste of many SF companies. This business knows how to grow All of my coworkers are insanely smart. I’m proud to be a Square

Cons

Very few. The 401k match was capped at 1500 in 2017 but its doubling for 2018. This is still a bit low compared to some other companies but not too bad

5.0

Aug 24, 2017

Best company I've ever worked for, but not perfect

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

+ Overall company culture is great + There are some really brilliant engineers + Use of new and innovative technologies + Lots of impact as a software engineer + Strong company mission + Transparency

Cons

- Some teams are definitely more toxic than others - Engineering development practices and code quality are not consistent across teams - Questionable hires that lower the bar among all roles (engineering, product management, ops, etc.) - Some managers are terrible at managing

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