2021 = Smoke and Mirrors - Anonymous employee Daxko Employee Review

1.0
Jun 5, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Daxko has historically been open to hiring people without direct tech experience. This can make it a good place to start a career or change career paths. - Daxko has an annual leadership conference that they invest heavily in. They cascade the learnings from this conference down to each team member. - Recently, Daxko has taken action toward improving its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts. They’ve invested a lot of time and money in this, and the people leading this are doing a great job. - This differs from a lot of the reviews you will read here, but Daxko’s CEO is probably a key reason the company still exists in the form it does. Plenty of cons, but I think his performance has been unfairly judged through a narrow lens.

Cons

- Team members do not trust senior leadership for a massive list of reasons. Overall, growth and positioning the company’s balance sheet is now the company’s only priority. - "Strategies" being discussed by some leaders are just for show. The only strategy in 2021 is to create a sales brochure for the shareholders of Daxko. They're not fighting to keep key team members who care about the mission and have decades of industry experience and expertise. - Compensation: Daxko hired a firm to complete a “study” and senior leadership holds onto this expensive report to defend its lack of paying anywhere close to market rate. You can browse open jobs and talk to people who have left for the actual data. They didn’t do merit increases this year and have refused to pay people their agreed-upon pay raises (not the same thing as merit increases). This speaks to the trust point above. - Talent: Like many companies, Daxko chose to lay off many team members when the pandemic began. This exposed a severe lack of talent vision and understanding of modern technology requirements. Specialists we relied on were let go, while team members with no skills or collectively earned respect were retained and put in critical roles. These red flags were raised at the time, received no response, and the units they manage now are struggling as a result. A common scenario is this: a team of qualified leaders being “led” by someone who lacks domain and/or leadership abilities. Our team lead was the least talented member of the team and not a respected leader at all. - Leadership/Lack of Accountability: This will speak to trust more than any other con. One c-level leader lacks the knowledge and integrity to lead any team at Daxko, especially a large organization within the company. He has repeatedly displayed a glaring lack of understanding of current industry trends and even made a sexist comment in front of other senior leaders without any action being taken. This is the largest source of frustration from my POV and has been the primary reason people are leaving this “leader’s” organization in droves (7-8 team members in the same number of weeks).

Explore other reviews about Daxko

5.0
May 18, 2026
Anonymous intern
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Employees are very kind and hardworking and are willing to help out when needed.

Cons

could improve its internship program by hosting intern focused workshops and seminars.

1.0
Jun 30, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Remote work Some fertility benefits

Cons

I spent multiple years at Daxko and watched a company with tremendous potential slowly erode the very culture that once made it special. When I joined, I was surrounded by talented, collaborative, mission-driven people who genuinely cared about customers and each other. The people were the best part of the company and the primary reason many employees stayed despite growing challenges. The decline did not happen overnight. Long before the official layoffs, there was a steady reduction in resources, support, and investment in employees. Teams were repeatedly asked to do more with less while expectations continued to increase. Employees were routinely put in positions where success was nearly impossible, then held accountable for outcomes they lacked the resources to achieve. Under this leadership, the culture deteriorated. Collaboration gave way to politics. Accountability became selective. Favoritism became increasingly obvious. Opportunities, visibility, and career growth were not consistently tied to performance. Instead, employees quickly learned that relationships with leadership often mattered more than results. The most damaging aspect of the culture was the constant flow of blame. When initiatives failed, responsibility rolled downhill. When employees raised concerns, they were often ignored, dismissed, or labeled as the problem. Trust steadily disappeared because leadership repeatedly failed to address issues that employees openly discussed. I personally raised concerns through HR regarding leadership behavior and workplace issues. Nothing meaningful came from those conversations. The experience left me with the clear impression that protecting leaders was a higher priority than addressing legitimate employee concerns. Many employees operated under constant uncertainty. Priorities changed without warning. Expectations shifted without explanation. Feedback was inconsistent. High performers were expected to absorb additional work, compensate for staffing shortages, and continue delivering results without meaningful recognition, support, or advancement. Despite consistently performing at a high level and taking on increasing responsibility, I did not receive a single promotion during my three years with the company. What ultimately broke me was watching talented people burn out. I watched good employees leave. I watched strong performers become disengaged. I watched brilliant minds be replaced by less expensive folks and ai bots. I watched people who cared deeply about the company lose faith in leadership. The company talks extensively about culture, but culture is not what appears in presentations, town halls, or leadership messaging. Culture is how people are treated when they speak up, make mistakes, disagree, or need support. By that measure, the culture failed. Cons:     •    Toxic leadership culture     •    Favoritism over performance     •    Lack of accountability at senior levels     •    Burnout of high-performing employees     •    HR perceived as protecting leadership rather than employees     •    Constant organizational instability     •    Layoff process lacked empathy and respect

1
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All