Pros

Great culture! One of One

Cons

Decision-making can be slow at times, given the collaborative nature. Hard to move up to L7

Pros

Great benefits and leadership. The work-life balance at Block is unlike anywhere else I've worked, and I don't know many outside of Block that have it as good as we do. There's opportunity everywhere in this company, if you want something, there's a good chance you can go for it. The yearly compensation and merit cycles are nice. The culture here is great. I've spent the last 6 years of my career here and I don't see myself going anywhere other than "up" in the company.

Cons

The culture here overall is great. However it can get too liberal sometimes, and that's coming from someone who is very liberal. I would like to see the company find a healthy balance of being able to express their thoughts and beliefs without the harsh judgement towards others who don't align. The biggest issue I have is there is a culture that's been created where management can be too soft and would rather sugar coat feedback and not take necessary steps towards helping employees do better. For example, an employee with a good heart can continue to do the wrong things leading to failed outcomes, or projects taking longer. And instead of management removing someone from a project, they just continuously have the same sugar coated conversations and nothing changes. Very frustrating. It's a pattern I've seen with many leads over time time here.