Overall, a good place to work - Senior Software Engineer H&R Block Employee Review

3.0
Apr 1, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1 - At first co-workers were great until the India invasion. 2 - Some of the bonuses were really good. I don't think they have the same bonus plans today. 3 - The time off allowed after tax season was great. 4 - The training was great.

Cons

1 - They used to have a great team of developers until they started hiring programmers from India who were IMHO incompetent and hard to understand. They should have never started to hire H-1B visa employees just to save money, it is costing them more in the long run. 2 - At the end of each tax season everyone would take a well-deserved break, the problem is that break lasted for months, and it took way too long for business owners to come up with the next years requirements leading to last minute changes that lead to very late nights and long hours unnecessarily. 3 - In order to get a decent raise, you had to find another job and quit, then you would get a counteroffer.

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Pros

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Cons

Low volume of tax returns

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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