Laid off by Block, reunited on Slack: Inside the 3,800-person 'Square Mafia'

3,807 former Block employees gather in a single Slack channel, the "Square Mafia." Illustration by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images Former Block employees congregate in an unaffiliated Slack channel to share support, find new jobs, and trade memes. Block laid off over 4,000 employees on Thursday, almost half of the company's workforce. Named "Square Mafia," the Slack channel has existed since 2016. At 1:13 p.m. PT on Thursday, a member of "Square Mafia" sent a news article to the Slac...