Soulless. - Anonymous employee Block Employee Review

1.0
May 14, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Perked to the point of being overperked. Wonderful benefits, extremely low employee costs. Beautiful office. Delicious and generous meal options. Prepare to gain weight.

Cons

The NYC office is Millennial culture at its worst. Employees are so indulged, the social pressure is always on to stay late/eat dinner/drink alcohol. Extremely cliquey. If you don't fit their shiny mold, prepare to be snubbed. Work/life balance is non existent. Expect to be tethered to Slack on your phone over the weekend and sending emails until 11pm every night. The talent is apparent at this company, but it's naive to believe that strong individual contributors convert to being even remotely sufficient managers. Egos are out of control here and leadership development is ignored. Expect lots of passive-aggression and micro-management.

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Cons

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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