Block Program Manager reviews

2.7

32% would recommend to a friend

(22 total reviews)
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Jack Dorsey

7% approve of CEO

4% positive business outlook

Program Manager employees have rated Block with 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 22 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Program Manager professionals have an average working experience there. Block is rated 30% below average by Program Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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22 reviews
1.0
Mar 3, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

I was an employee for 5 years up until Jack decided to cut 50% of the company and offer a retention bonus to the other 50%. For the past couple years, there have been very frequent reorgs and continuos layoffs. It does not matter if your performance is outstanding, there is always the fear about what Jack will do.

Cons

Fear Toxic executives Executives mismanagement that have repercussions on employees

2.0
Feb 26, 2026

Not what it was

Recommend
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Pros

I joined in 2020 and loved working here, I was constantly being challenged and rewarded for innovation. I had a lot of control over my program and we saw great growth. The employees are incredibly smart and talented. Everyone really cares about their work.

Cons

Everything I once loved has fallen apart. I had 8 managers in 6 years, and only promoted once because of it. Leadership turnover creates constant changes in priorities, and increasingly, leadership has turned risk-averse and resorted to micromanagement. Constant layoffs leave everyone feeling tense and fearful. Environment is less about collaboration and more about competition, making sure you're not stack ranked at the bottom. Was told by my leadership there were not promotions available on our team as we're already all "too advanced" in our levels. Leadership many levels removed makes all the decisions and those of us who execute on those decisions get told what to do and when we say it's impossible or we have a good reason for not doing it that way we're told they don't care and do it anyway. You have to deliver projects you aren't proud of or you know aren't the right direction.

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