No work life balance - Anonymous employee Block Employee Review

1.0
5 Dec 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Good health benefits - Great product - Good company vision - Great food (including breakfast and an all day smoothie bar)

Cons

- Boys club mentality - Company policies are not followed (HR policies) -PTO is questioned frequently, (Company PTO policy is "unlimited") -Terrible work life balance, expect to work even while on PTO - Low compensations compared to other bay area tech companies - Square food is not free (cost of lunch is reimbursed)

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