Block return to office policyRemote-first.
Block (Square, Cash App) is remote-first: employees can work from home, an office or a mix, and the company has no official headquarters.
Days in the office
- Policy
- Remote-first
- In effect since
- May 2020
- Announced
- May 2020
- Industry
- Finance
- Headquarters
- Oakland, CA (no official headquarters)
- Checked
- Reported October 2026
What the policy says.
- In 2020, Square said employees could work from home permanently.
- A Feb 2022 filing removed the designated San Francisco headquarters. Block still leases large offices in San Francisco and Oakland (Oakland lease runs to 2031).
- Mar 2025: Block laid off 931 people (about 8%), including remote employees.
- A 2026 Block post on reorganizing around AI describes the company as remote-first.
How Block's policy changed since 2020.
May 2020
Square says employees can work from home permanently.
February 2022
Filing says Block no longer has a designated headquarters.
March 2025
About 931 layoffs, including remote staff; remote model kept.
2026
Block reorganization post restates its remote-first model.
Sources and how sure we are.
ReportedReported by major outlets, but not every detail is confirmed by the company.The 2026 confirmation comes from a newsletter summary of Block's own post, not the post itself.
- 1.Square/Block headquarters: Jack Dorsey The San Francisco Standard, April 12, 2022
- 2.Twitter founder's fin-tech Block lays off Colorado remote workers BizWest, March 26, 2025
- 3.From hierarchy to intelligence Block, 2026
- 4.Before Issuing RTO, Ask Yourself This (Block item) Flex Index, April 21, 2026
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Other finance employers, side by side.
- Fidelity Investments5 days a week, since September 20265
- Goldman Sachs5 days a week, since June 20215
- JPMorgan Chase5 days a week, since March 20255
- PNC5 days a week, since May 20265
- Truist5 days a week, since January 20265
- BlackRock4 days a week, since September 20234
- BNY4 days a week, since September 20254
- Charles Schwab4 days a week, since March 20264
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Questions
Does Block require employees to return to the office?
No. Block (Square, Cash App) is remote-first: employees can work from home, an office or a mix, and the company has no official headquarters.
How many days a week does Block require in the office?
Remote-first: there's no office requirement for most roles, as of October 2026.
When did Block's current office policy start?
It took effect in May 2020, after being announced in May 2020.
What was the latest change to Block's office policy?
2026: Block reorganization post restates its remote-first model.