Used to be great. - Anonymous employee H&R Block Employee Review

2.0
Aug 21, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Local management listens, until they were gotten rid of. Mostly awesome coworkers. Decent pay. Most in-office "customers" polite. Pros are really a past concept.

Cons

Corporate management doesn't care about seasonal employees. Outsource to vendors who only care about call volume. Makes technical work exceedingly difficult when only cares about survey scores and calling offices back with little to no information on cases. Very short seasons, never any info on call backs. Opportunities to become full time are non existent.

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Pros

Great work during tax season

Cons

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3.0
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Pros

Flexible availability. Path for promotion is obvious and quantified.

Cons

Bonus/commission it is based on level and sales so is low in states without a state tax form. Hourly wage comes out of bonus. Pressure to sell items that don't add to your commission. They push customer surveys but you can be penalized if someone complains about the company, price, amount of emails etc even though you have no control. Some employees are frustratingly low quality and you will spend time helping or fixing their mistakes time that works against your commission. You are expected to answer phones, make appointments, scan, print, take money, help new comers all while maximizing returns. If you take over someone's client and find a mistake you are expected to work against your commission to file amendments peace of mind claims etc.

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