Is Block a good company to work for?

Block has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 2,282 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 11% over the last 12 months. 44% 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?

44% of Block employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Block 3.7 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 (255) , Senior Software Engineer (93) , Account Executive (82) , Customer Success Advocate (72) , Product Manager (33) , Account Manager (32) , Data Scientist (29) , Program Manager (23) , 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 242 reviews)); "Great benefits and a lot of trust" ((in 227 reviews)); "Good work life balance and WFH option" ((in 139 reviews)); "Great teams of really talented people" ((in 65 reviews)); "Great coworkers and purpose driven work" ((in 60 reviews))

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

"poor leadership and lack of growth/development" ((in 113 reviews)); "constant layoffs (I'm one of nearly 4k people laid off in the latest round)" ((in 107 reviews)); "Bad management and leaders only care about what they like" ((in 72 reviews)); "Toxic managers in some teams." ((in 49 reviews)); "Upper management seems lovely and savvy but are tone deaf to the struggles (or just don’t care) and continue to make the role harder." ((in 14 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 , New York , Saint Louis , Atlanta , Seattle , Oakland , Scottsdale , Los Angeles , Portland , Phoenix , Chicago , Miami , Austin , Denver , Boston , Dallas , Philadelphia , Washington , Houston , Sacramento , California City , Irvine , San Diego , South San Francisco , San Jose , Orlando , Salt Lake City , Charlotte , Raleigh , Cincinnati

Block reviews

3.3

44% would recommend to a friend

(2,127 total reviews)

Jack Dorsey

32% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.2

Culture & values

3.1

Career opportunities

2.4

Senior management

Block has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,127 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

Oct 29, 2018

Anonymous

Recommend

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Pros

The company is mission-driven and there are many smart people who work collaboratively to make it happen.

Cons

The pace of work is exhausting.

3.0

Oct 20, 2018

Data Analyst, Customer Success

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Open work atmosphere/culture that emulates the "west coast" mindset----which can be awesome!

Cons

Warning - If you have children, this may not be the company for you. They implement policies that helps them "eliminate" people. Don't let the atmosphere fool you. The policies lack "humanity". The offices in CA and other regions do not utilize the same policies in other cities....beware of that.

5.0

Sep 28, 2018

Privileged to have worked here

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Passionate, smart, and dedicated co-workers - Opportunity for career growth - Gorgeous offices - Company has a clear sense of culture, and has worked hard on developing the right framework for decision making based on those cultural tenants - Smart and capable leadership (on average) - Inspiring CEO; very often felt like you were a part of something bigger than just "payments"

Cons

- HR department seemed to be in a constant state of disarray; understaffed, overworked, and lacking the right leadership. Not enough HR support for the company as a result. - Often in-fighting amongst senior leadership team, causing drama and disruption to work - CEO split between two jobs (Twitter and Square) meaning decisions took longer than they should, or were caught up in leadership swirl longer than they needed to be.

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