Good Values, Failing Business - Anonymous employee H&R Block Employee Review

1.0
2 Sept 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Get your taxes done for free. The building has a gym and rec room. They give out free tickets to events regularly.

Cons

Other departments I'm sure are different, but my department was way understaffed, and then they did layoffs. They wouldn't allow us to do overtime, but it was not physically possible to finish our workload in 40 hours. Also a ton of positions were outsourced. I was hired in the middle of tax season even though the person I'd replaced had left 8 months before, and no one had time to train me on anything, even the phones, but I still had to take calls my first week there.

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5.0
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Pros

Great work during tax season

Cons

Not available year round for most employees

3.0
23 Jun 2026
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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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