Speechless - Anonymous employee H&R Block Employee Review

1.0
6 Sept 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The basic income tax course that is required to be hired as a first year is a good deal, because everyone can benefit from financial knowledge, and not just at tax time.

Cons

This is the same thing as any low-paying entry-level seasonal job. But the reason I'm writing this, and not 'applying' for employment next season, is because I'm repulsed and stressed by the very frequent contacts I receive. Think texts and phone calls, any day or time, before corporate deadlines and requirements presented as MINE, and dozens of long emails with charts of all the workers in the district. None of them have anything to do with me, except whether I'm hired or fired based on compliance with some policy or rule. If I could post them on Facebook without an invasion of privacy of others, I would. Maybe just the ends of the email, where it's LITERALLY CUT AND PASTE into your social and business media accounts (they label which one for which) reviews of how great the company is. This may be just a terrible district manager, but, when incentivized by bonuses led by numbers and driven by fear of legal action, everyone goes a little nuts. This may sound like a small thing. It's an indicator of a really big thing. You cannot support yourself year-round with seasonal employment at or around minimum wage, or keep yourself free when they need you. They are asking for a lot for a seasonal minimum wage job.

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Cons

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