Not a recommended place to work long term - Program Manager H&R Block Employee Review

2.0
Oct 9, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Some of the technical people are supportive and have great level of knowledge. The first year or so is great and management just lets you implement your contributions.

Cons

Upper management has no interest in employees success and is overwhelmingly narcissistic. They will actually ask you for you can do for them, personally, rather to ask how they can help you empower you to succeed. Everyone is working in a silo with fear of being the target for the next firing round. People managers have limited skill set and will call you out on using technical terms. They constantly fire people for almost no reason. If you have any technical knowledge you'll have a target on your head to be fired.

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5.0
Oct 20, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

-Amazing culture -Great pay -Hybrid and flexible work -Learning and Development Opportunities

Cons

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4.0
Feb 4, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

On most of the teams I've interacted with, employees are people first and "human resources" second. Managers are flexible if folks need to go to appointments, take kids to school, take vacation, and other such things. You're expected to put out good work and will get fired for truly bad work, but work hours aren't crazy. As a product manager, there are also signs that the company is moving in a great product-centered focus under new CEO Curtis Campbell. Working entirely remotely or with very few days in the office is the norm for most - but not all - teams. Compensation is solid, but definitely not as good as you can get in the product space.

Cons

The business is very seasonal, so different times of year can be way more stressful than others. Despite overall good culture, there are some teams that are overworked and have a terrible work-life balance. There are also some signs that the culture could be going downhill. Pressure seems to be exacerbated, and many of my coworkers are reporting feeling overworked. You also have to fight to get promotions, or move laterally within the company to get pay boosts. Don't expect promotions or big pay bumps even if you excel at your position -- you have to both excel AND advocate yourself for a couple years.

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H&R Block Response
5mo
Thank you for sharing your perspective. We’re glad to hear you’ve experienced strong support, flexibility, and a growing product‑focused culture, and we appreciate the candid feedback around seasonality, workload, and career progression. Insights like yours help us continue strengthening the experience for our teams.
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