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Block Rehires At Least Four Workers After 4,000 Layoffs

Executives have said an 18‑month rollout of internal intelligence tools enabled a smaller workforce.

Overview

  • LinkedIn posts indicate at least four former employees have returned, spanning engineering, recruiting and creative roles.
  • Design engineer Andrew Harvard said his layoff was a clerical error and that he accepted an offer to return.
  • Recruiter Matt Morris was brought back after his manager appealed to leadership up to the CEO, according to a since‑deleted post.
  • Technical lead Richard Hesse said leaders agreed to rehire some teammates after he argued the cuts left critical work understaffed, though not to prior levels.
  • Block and Jack Dorsey have not confirmed the individual rehires, and there is no sign of a broader reversal of the workforce reduction that lowered headcount to just under 6,000.