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.