Great for retirees or part-time second job - Tax Specialist H&R Block Employee Review

3.0
Jun 17, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Flexibility in hours and locations, lots of in-house educational opportunities, really good mangers at the tax office level, possible to move up (however more stress, not much more pay). I was afraid that we were going to take advantage of clients (i.e. push Refund Anticipation Loans) but they were not pushed at the store level (they were pushed by upper management. I felt like I was helping tax clients.

Cons

Regional managers and clueless and set unreasonable/unattainable goals. Pay is poor, human resources really glosses over the poor pay by constantly talking about the year-end personal bonus which is really impossible until you have been there for a few years (i.e. until you build up your client base). Some of the Software (i.e. Appointment Manager Program is horrible.)

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Pros

Great work during tax season

Cons

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3.0
Jun 23, 2026
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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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