Tax Pro - Anonymous employee H&R Block Employee Review

2.0
3 Nov 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible schedule. Good for beginning accountants or retired people Has many locations so you can work near home. Twenty words yet?

Cons

Corporate conserves money by not providing offices with essentials like paper. You pay for training class, this should be free or money refunded if the person takes the job. Too much training and knowledge needed for such a low pay. A lot of training is demanded through the year and is unpaid. Competition is encouraged between offices and co-workers. You sign a no compete contract and this blocks you from working next tax season for another company that may pay better for 3 years. If you sit there and nobody shows up, this is taken out of your "bonus". Your salary for showing up at your job when scheduled is your bonus.

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Cons

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3.0
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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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