Going downhill - Head of Data Block Employee Review

2.0
31 Jan 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Block used to value people and emphasized on talent development.

Cons

Not a stable company any more. Stock is doing bad still. With the company resource constraint 12K announcement and the recent layoffs (thousands folks), employees has been demotivated and were lack of motivation working in the midst of uncertainty and pressure. Management and HR had been keeping their mouths shut. The recent massive layoff was rough. Former employees felt like they were garage and dumped to waste. Termination was cruel and was communicated through 1 email with no human interaction. Post employment info session was prerecorded. All access were blocked in the morning and no one to/can reach out and say good bye. Severance packing was just okay. It felt betrayed despite being a long time (over 6 years) employee. I still gave 2 stars considering this company provided growth opportunities in the past. I feel sorry for folks who survive.

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Pros

Strong eng. culture, although that was partly in decline. Great coworkers.

Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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