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Email disclosed: Block dismissals 931 employees, ~ 8% of the staff, moving 193 managers to individual contributor roles, in its second reorganization in just over a year– Fintech Block dismissed 931 people, around 8% of the company’s staff on Tuesday, according to a disclosed message from the company seen by Techcrunch.
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