Block Employee's Layoff a 'Clerical Error', Accepts Offer to Return Amid Mass Cuts

• Jack Dorsey's financial services firm Block is reducing its workforce by nearly half, affecting over 4,000 employees.
• Employee Andrew Harvard, initially laid off, revealed his termination was due to a 'clerical error' and accepted Block's offer to return.
• Harvard announced his return on X, stating Block leadership informed him of the mistake and offered him the opportunity to rejoin.
• Dorsey called the restructuring one of the hardest decisions, clarifying it's not due to financial distress but a shift to intelligence tools and smaller teams.
• Departing employees will receive 20 weeks of salary and temporary access to communication channels for goodbyes.