Block Environment Employee Reviews | Comparably
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Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment. The blocks that form our foundational teams — People, Finance, Counsel, Hardware, Information Security, Platform Infrastructure Engineering, and more — provide support and guidance at the corporate level. They work across business groups and around the globe, spanning time zones and disciplines to develop inclusive People policies, forecast finances, give legal counsel, safeguard systems, nurture new initiatives, and more. Every challenge creates possibilities, and we need different perspectives to see them all. Bring yours to Block. read more
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Block Environment Employee Reviews

What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?

The culture within the sales department is amazing. While there is competition amongst each other, it's never in a negative way. Everyone wants to win and see each other win. When someone succeeds, it doesn't mean another person fails, we all get to win together.

Review from Sales Dept

Inclusiveness is a top priority

The majority of my co-workers are not only educated but very open minded and well versed in experiencing different cultures, viewpoints and ideologies.

Inclusion and diversity is better than I've ever seen at other companies

empowering small businesses and entrepreneurship

That everyone is accepted and made to feel that they matter, no matter what your walk of life is.

Supportive, empathetic and results oriented.

Keeping energy high in demanding position

A real excitement to collaborate. And a shared passion for our customers.

Review from Sales Dept

Flexibility to go at your own pace and capacity. There is more than enough work and opportunities to grow than anyone can take on, so you're free to develop your career along those lines that resonate theost with you.

Review from Engineering Dept

Culture is very positive and warm

What needs to change to make the company culture better?

Feedback from managers is overwhelmingly negative, but framed as “coaching.” Processes are practically nonexistent. Everything is decided “collaboratively” and no one owns any decisions. Frequent finger-pointing, zero tolerance for error or creative problem-

Review Sentiment at Block

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82%
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18%

About Block's Environment

A
75/100

Where This Score Ranks Block's Environment

TOP
10%

In the Top 10% of 1188 similar size companies on Comparably

TOP
35%

In the Top 35% of 738 companies in San Francisco

2nd

2nd place versus 5 competitors rated on Comparably

The environment at Block is considered positive by 87% of employees and regarded as having a “comfortably fast” work pace by 46 employees. Relative to its competitors, Intuit, Plastiq, Stripe, PayPal, and First Data Corporation, Block's environment score ranks in 2nd place. This also puts them in the Top 10% of 1188 similar sized companies (10,000+ Employees) on Comparably and Top 35% of 738 companies in San Francisco.

Rate Environment the Highest

  • Ethnicity - Hispanic or Latino
    +12%
  • Department - Operations
    +11%
  • Department - HR
    +10%

Rate Environment the Lowest

  • Tenure - 5 to 10 Years
    -6%
  • Department - Business Development
    -2%
  • Department - Product
    -1%

How Block's Environment Score is Calculated

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Results from 104 Employees in All Departments, All Genders, All Ethnicities and All Yrs. Experience Experience

AnswerPercent
7 or less11%
845%
1032%
125%
More than 127%
On average, how many hours do you work a day?
AnswerPercent
Extremely fast22%
Comfortably fast47%
Moderate15%
A bit slow10%
Bureaucratic6%
What's the work pace at your company?
AnswerPercent
Positive87%
Negative13%
Is your work environment positive or negative?
AnswerPercent
Yes25%
No75%
Does someone you work with closely, make you want to quit your job?
AnswerPercent
Yes76%
No24%
Do you have a close friend at work?
AnswerPercent
5% or Less47%
5-10%27%
10-25%26%
25-50%0%
50%+0%
What % of the time are you bored at work?
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