Great co-workers and office atmosphere, but poor senior level management and pay - Client Services Professional and Receptionist H&R Block Employee Review

3.0
Aug 2, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

*Great co-workers and immediate supervisor *In the neighborhood *Income taxes done for free *Learn the ins and outs of tax process *Looks good on the resume

Cons

*Senior management is unorganized and not competent *Always implementing new incentive programs and it's difficult to keep them straight *Lack of trust - they constantly call to check up that you are doing your job *Pay is awful!

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Pros

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Cons

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