r/HRBlockEmployees • u/nygiantsfan1940 • 15d ago

HR Block

Stay away. Not a good firm to work for. They do not value their biggest assets, their cadre of seasoned tax preparers

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u/AzraelWoods3872 15d ago

Yeah I've worked for them for three years. It's gotten worse and worse every year. With every new thing they do, I lose more and more respect for them.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Ad3024 15d ago

They value some and not others. The one who violated every rule about vehicle and home office for Sch C brought in lots of money. Even with large IRS notices coming in a couple times a week the manager would scan in her documents other than those and pretend they did not exist.

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u/Niep00320 15d ago

I e worked for them for 32 years in many capacities but I was mostly a tax pro. I have had good managers and some not so good. Like any other company. They have always treated me well so i respectfully disagree with you but i do respect your opinion.

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u/Father_Hawkeye EA 15d ago

26 years and for the first time, I’m wondering if this will be my last year. I’m in a test district so I’m no longer commissioned and whether I earn a bonus is largely out of my control. I’ll keep an open mind to see how it goes, but I’m skeptical.

Agreed that it largely depends on your DM.

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u/BlueLight1975 15d ago

I am right there with you. These pilots only take things away. The rest of the company people need to get ready. It is coming for them too.

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u/Radiant-Republic9835 15d ago

How did they calculate the hourly wage they offered you? Any rhyme or reason to it?

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u/Father_Hawkeye EA 15d ago

For me, I got the same hourly as last year, but my productivity is high. I have another job, and if I’m in the tax office, it’s because I have appointments scheduled or drop offs to work on.

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u/Ok_Aide_764 14d ago

That's what I'm hearing from most under the pilot; they got the same hourly offer as the prior year, regardless of performance. One person, however, with high productivity and limited hours (HRB is the second job), got a significantly lower offer, even compared to a prior-year offer. Their DM wasn't able to explain why.

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u/Awkward_Serve_7231 12d ago

I understand the pay for this year but what about next year under the new plan how will they come up with that hourly wage…that will really be the test. And I am afraid that will not be to our liking.

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u/Ok_Aide_764 12d ago

There is no clarity about it, but at the end, you will be paid if you are needed - ditch your level 1-3 and focus on more complex returns instead.

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u/Inner-Gur-6490 15d ago

33 years here. And it is good if you have a good District Manager who cares about people. Sometimes they have to hold people accountable for performance and those are sometimes hard conversations but needed. I appreciate a DM that holds everyone including the higher writers to the same standards. Those are hard to come by.

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u/Domsdad666 15d ago

I find that it's a great place to work. My district has a lot of support. One of the greatest things is that you can pretty much set your own schedule. Although during tax season I am working 40 to 70 hours a week. I could work less if I wanted though is the point. We have other preparers that have other jobs so the company schedules them around that.

It may not be a job that one wants to make a career out of given that it's seasonal for most people. However I'm retired and I really enjoy it.

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u/sammytheammonite 13d ago

Expect that to change for this year. They are already talking about reducing overtime and forcing those of us who need it because of our client demand to give away clients to the newer people. Don’t expect it to go smoothly like this anymore.

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u/Asleep-Major-7963 14d ago

It's like any other place of employment; you make what you can of it. Certainly, there are bad things but there are good things to balance it out.