Is Block a good company to work for as a Risk Operations Specialist?

Risk Operations Specialist professionals working at Block have rated their employer with 2.8 out of 5 stars in 17 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Block employees being 3.3 out of 5 stars. Search open Risk Operations Specialist Jobs at Block now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Risk Operations Specialist interview questions at Block .

Does Block pay Risk Operations Specialist employees well?

Risk Operations Specialist professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Block with 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 17 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 20.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Risk Operations Specialist salaries and benefits at Block .

How happy are Risk Operations Specialist professionals working at Block?

12% of Risk Operations Specialist employees at Block would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 78% in the past 12 months. Risk Operations Specialist professionals have also rated Block with a 4.2 rating for work-life-balance, 3.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.0 rating for culture and values and 2.8 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Block?

Software Engineer (248) , Senior Software Engineer (93) , Account Executive (80) , Customer Success Advocate (70) , Account Manager (32) , Product Manager (32) , Data Scientist (29) , Program Manager (22) , Customer Service Representative (20) , Business Development Representative (BDR) (19) , Senior Account Executive (18) , Customer Support Representative (17) , Executive Assistant (17) , Project Manager (17) , Customer Success (16)

What are the pros of working at Block according to real employee reviews?

"The people were great and always positive and up to help." ((in 250 reviews)); "Great benefits and a lot of trust" ((in 236 reviews)); "Good work/ life balance if your role allows it" ((in 132 reviews)); "Pay and RSU options really good." ((in 112 reviews)); "You can get lucky and end up on some really great teams" ((in 65 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Block according to real employee reviews?

"Frequent internal restructuring and layoffs (2023" ((in 102 reviews)); "poor leadership and lack of growth/development" ((in 100 reviews)); "Bad management and leaders only care about what they like" ((in 74 reviews)); "Bad managers seem to be a relatively common complaint among IC employees I talked to." ((in 44 reviews)); "timers are expected to accept slightly lower compensation than what's competitive on the market." ((in 19 reviews))

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2.8

12% would recommend to a friend

(17 total reviews)

Jack Dorsey

10% approve of CEO

8% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.8

Compensation and benefits

4.2

Work/Life balance

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Culture & values

2.8

Career opportunities

2.4

Senior management

Risk Operations Specialist employees have rated Block with 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 17 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Risk Operations Specialist professionals have an average working experience there. Block is rated 27% below average by Risk Operations Specialist professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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17 reviews

2.0

Jun 3, 2026

Toxic workplace politics overshadowed a once-great culture

Risk analyst

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The culture was a pro until everyone started to throw each other under the bus to be seen.

Cons

The workplace politics make people cutthroat

4.0

May 18, 2026

Emphasis on improvement amid frequent reorgs

Credit risk analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Come as you are, all that matters is what you can improve and fix

Cons

Constant reorg changes made it difficult to invest in the company at times.

2.0

Mar 23, 2026

Was a great opportunity, come in prepared get what you need out of it

Risk analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-great benefits -remote work -very good pay -stock compensation -pto and sick time, access to wellness account

Cons

-constant change -weak leadership -poor documentation and procedures and when they say they want to you to preform in ambiguity they MEAN IT (definitions changed but not put in writing, but you were graded on it) -better at holding workers accountable than providing resources -not enough standardization and uniformity -aggressive performance metrics (new categories was announced and later the consequences of the categories surfaced) -BPO aka offshoring teams taking over more and more work

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