Is Block a good company to work for?

Block has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 2,264 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 10% over the last 12 months. 45% 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?

45% of Block employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Block 3.8 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 (253) , Senior Software Engineer (93) , Account Executive (80) , Customer Success Advocate (71) , Product Manager (33) , Account Manager (32) , Data Scientist (29) , Program Manager (22) , Customer Service Representative (20) , Business Development Representative (BDR) (19) , Senior Account Executive (18) , Customer Support Representative (17) , Executive Assistant (17) , Project Manager (17) , Customer Success (16)

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 238 reviews)); "Great benefits and a lot of trust" ((in 235 reviews)); "Good work life balance and WFH option" ((in 145 reviews)); "Pay and RSU options really good." ((in 115 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 105 reviews)); "constant layoffs (I'm one of nearly 4k people laid off in the latest round)" ((in 102 reviews)); "Bad management and leaders only care about what they like" ((in 73 reviews)); "Bad managers seem to be a relatively common complaint among IC employees I talked to." ((in 47 reviews)); "Back stabbing middle management" ((in 11 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 , Saint Louis , New York , Atlanta , Seattle , Oakland , Scottsdale , Los Angeles , Portland , Phoenix , Chicago , Miami , Austin , Denver , Dallas , Philadelphia , Boston , Washington , Houston , Sacramento , California City , South San Francisco , San Jose , Orlando , Salt Lake City , Charlotte , Raleigh , Cincinnati , Irvine , San Diego

Block reviews

3.3

45% would recommend to a friend

(2,110 total reviews)

Jack Dorsey

32% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

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 2,110 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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

5.0

Aug 3, 2016

Transparency, Opportunity and Purpose

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Square is a company that embodies its values and purpose of economic empowerment, uses innovative technology and data to stay ahead of competitors, fosters a culture of transparency, professional growth and development, teamwork and collaboration, and constant innovation. Employees are treated well as shareholders and through benefits, wellness and work-life balance.

Cons

Having been an employee for less than a year, I haven't seen negatives yet.

4.0

Aug 2, 2016

Great company, smart people, solid work/life balance

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

colleagues are super smart and a pleasure to be around day-in/out, office experience is top-notch (facilities & meals), work schedule is highly flexible, medium-to-long-term upside for the company is enormous - if we execute SQ will be $50B by 2020

Cons

doesn't pay in the elite range like FB/Google/etc, JD dual CEO role is not ideal, sense of urgency lacking at times

5.0

Aug 2, 2016

A chance to have a significant impact

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company is growing at a healthy clip Work in a vibrant, modern, microservices architecture New stuff is happening all the time! In-house cafeteria serves great meals! Flexibility around taking care of family needs

Cons

Pretty much every engineer has to join a pager rotation. No separate ops/test roles. "Engineers" do everything. Lots of interrupt driven work Seems like there are a lot of half finished projects floating around No 401k match yet (promised after certain company wide financial goals are met)

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