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Block Rehires a Few Laid-Off Employees After February’s 40% Staff Cut

The limited returns reflect targeted corrections rather than a wider reversal.

Overview

  • At least four former employees have rejoined, according to LinkedIn posts from affected staff and colleagues.
  • Design engineer Andrew Harvard said his layoff was a clerical error and that he accepted an invitation to return.
  • Recruiter Matt Morris wrote he was brought back after his manager escalated his case to the CEO.
  • Technical lead Richard Hesse said leadership rehired some teammates after he pressed for restorations, and creative strategy lead Chane Rennie also returned.
  • Block’s workforce remains just under 6,000 after cutting more than 4,000 roles, with no evidence of large-scale rehiring as leadership frames the overhaul as productivity- and AI-driven.