An OK employer marred by poor upper and direct management - Recensione dipendente - Senior Software Engineer presso Block

3,0
10 mar 2020
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

You do get to work on a relatively modern tech stack with competent peers. You may also learn several marketable skills. Other things to point out: - Few people work late, though you are implicitly expected to be in early - Food is good

Svantaggi

Bad managers seem to be a relatively common complaint among IC employees I talked to. I reported to a micromanager, and didn't get the impression I could do much about it without burning bridges. Jack (CEO) seems to be phoning-in anything not related to BTC. Several of the VPs are very risk averse and there is no real vision for the future other than a very vague "grow" directive. The company is complacent about its market position and I don't expect it to keep growing. Other things to point out: - Complacent business strategy leads to boring work - The SF office is very loud due to poor acoustics and tight desk layouts - WFH is generally discouraged - Stock appreciation is considered during comp review, refreshers/raises are poor in general and there will almost certainly be a big 4-year cliff now that the stock is stagnant - Useless cost-saving measures (like reduced food service) are creeping in

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5,0
28 giu 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

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

Svantaggi

Wants to feels like a startup, but functions like big corp.

5,0
26 set 2015
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Lots of benefits. Gym, free food, showers, Close to transit Good food Good software practices Is this twenty words yet

Svantaggi

I would say that there aren't any cons really. I'm just trying to fill this space with 20 words

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