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3.3

44% would recommend to a friend

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Jack Dorsey

32% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

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4.0
Sep 27, 2018

SDE

Recommend
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Pros

Good pay and benefit. Great people.

Cons

Long hours and bad location

5.0
Sep 20, 2018

The best career move I ever made...

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Gourmet breakfast lunch and dinners, a smoothie bar that has some of the best smoothies I’ve ever had, and even a ginger shot (with grapes for chaser) to get your aura right in the mornings.. 4 on-site lunch areas, breakrooms stocked with the most amazing snacks and drinks .. - Great paternity / maternity leave program. 4 paid months off! - Super transparent company culture. Every other Friday we have a company wide meeting (with different fine wine and appetizer pairings), where different groups discuss what they’re working on, where Jack Dorsey himself engages with his Squares, and listens to us voice our grievances, whether professional or personal opinions, (and he does so with great compassion and concern for all). - Awesome CEO that genuinely cares about every single person that works for him. He’s created a very welcoming and inclusive culture. -Great company events aimed at creating a great, connected culture within the company ! Outrageous company picnic called square games with open bar and hilarious inflatable games and activities and not to mention all the good food! Great events for our merchants.. awesome holiday party.. and even just the random celebrations. Like Squares birthday.. and others. - Pay is WAYYYYYY above market. Especially if you consider the fact that my stocks rocketed 250% in the past 7 months . -The smartest and most personable colleagues. I seriously have made some of my best friends through this company. No beaurocracy. Everyone is humble and kind and respectful and happy. -Flexibility in work schedule as long as you’re getting stuff done. I am able to work around commute hours and even WFH 1 or 2 days a week.. although I really miss being in the office the days I’m not it .. -Lots of opportunity to make a name for yourself within this company, and given all we’re working on internally in terms of our own ecosystem of offerings, you are going to be sitting on a pretty penny in 5 years if you work hard here. - CEO is a saint. God bless him for all he does and continues to do for his employees and for the rest of the world. He believes very strongly in being humble and letting the results speak for themselves. It may be why we don’t spend so much money on trying to be ranked the best place to work. - Management is amazing. Very supportive of personal and professional development.

Cons

I feel like this true of any company I’ve worked at that spoils their employees, but some people begin to feel entitled and whine about the most nonsensical stuff. Like some of these reviews for example. None of you are oppressed. None of you work at a place that you can’t stand. You’d be somewhere else otherwise. And if you think it’s any better anywhere else, by all means, it’s at will employment.. but I will let our boomerang rate (people that leave and then come back) speak for itself.. and as someone who has worked at other these so called “best places to work”, trust me. We have it so, so good.

3.0
Sep 7, 2018

Good Perks, Need work on culture

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Super flexible time off and work from home days, as well as maternity/ paternity leave. If you have young kids, this company is great for you. - They try to be inclusive of all cultures during holidays. - They're very aware of gender pronouns and try to stand against conventional gender roles. - Managers and executives are very accessible. They work alongside people and stay humble, which sets a nice tone for the company. - Good core values (nominally)

Cons

- Monetary compensation waaay under market value. - Because the company isn't exactly start-up size anymore, it's REALLY hard to move around internally. Not great for people just starting out in their careers who need the flexibility and need to gain a variety of experiences. - Upward mobility is also a battle depending on your team. They prefer to hire externally. - Management is new and inexperienced. - Not great at really understanding where underrepresented people are coming from. There's a lot of explaining you'll have to do to coworkers and managers, since most managers are not part of underrepresented groups. This was probably the most frustrating part. - The company talks a good game about transparency, but I didn't ever feel like I got honest answers when I asked questions.

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