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Empowered Teams, Long Hours Needed

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Block for 4 years
June 4, 2022
Toronto, Ontario
4.0
RecommendsNegative OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Work-life balance is great - I've never been asked to work more than 40 hours in a week.

The workplace culture (within Cash App, at least) is very bottoms-up, which means that teams are empowered to form their roadmap and re-prioritize as necessary.

The company's mission of Economic Empowerment is a positive driving force.

Cons

Compensation isn't the best in the industry, but the great WLB makes up for this in my opinion.

Bottoms-up culture can be a double-edged sword, since any initiative requiring multiple teams will require a slow process of getting buy-in from each team involved.

The company's narrative can be unconvincing at times, e.g. our mission is Economic Empowerment so we're going to push customers to "invest" in Bitcoin.

Advice to Management

Provide a more concrete vision for where the company is going and how we might get there.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
5.0
Culture and Values
4.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
3.0
Career Opportunities
4.0
Compensation and Benefits
4.0
Senior Management
2.0

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