High Stress for Little Compensation - Client Service Professional H&R Block Employee Review

2.0
8 May 2014
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Pros

The best part of my experience were my in store colleagues, but this can obviously vary by location and personalities.

Cons

Pay is not great and gets worse every year. My store had a first year tax preparer as manager this season (she did a great job but was unhealthily stressed) because the TP's with 15+ years of experience refused the position because it pays so poorly for all the stress and work required. IF you meet the store goal you get a bonus but no additional hourly pay beyond your base TP rate for the season. Training was rushed and not comprehensive for support staff. Lots of corporate runaround and requirements that are superfluous and waste a lot of time at the store level. Upper management (district particularly) were subpar and I really disliked the competitive and negative management styles. Just generally not the most appealing organizational culture.

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Pros

Great work during tax season

Cons

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Pros

Flexible availability. Path for promotion is obvious and quantified.

Cons

Bonus/commission it is based on level and sales so is low in states without a state tax form. Hourly wage comes out of bonus. Pressure to sell items that don't add to your commission. They push customer surveys but you can be penalized if someone complains about the company, price, amount of emails etc even though you have no control. Some employees are frustratingly low quality and you will spend time helping or fixing their mistakes time that works against your commission. You are expected to answer phones, make appointments, scan, print, take money, help new comers all while maximizing returns. If you take over someone's client and find a mistake you are expected to work against your commission to file amendments peace of mind claims etc.

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