Nice colleagues but worsening culture and job security - Engineer Xero Employee Review

2.0
Jul 10, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Most people are very nice to work with - Some interesting projects - Work life balance is generally good, although the constant changes can be emotionally draining

Cons

- Culture and morale and getting worse each year with constant changes which many feel are in the wrong direction - Pay rises are very difficult to get - Job security keeps getting worse. Architects were recently all made redundant, team lead roles were redefined and they had to reapply for their own job but with a different skill list, and they recently introduced a system where moderate performing employees are put on a performance improvement plan which can lead to termination if you don't pass. There's also hints off more to come in the next couple years, especially for NZ

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Cons

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Pros

Xero has a great product and a lot of very passionate employees who work very hard for their customers.

Cons

The executive leadership at Xero is creating a toxic, backstabbing culture that promotes yes-men at the expense of honest dialogue. It's impossible to make decisions at the company, and multiple rounds of layoffs are leaving all employees shell shocked and fearful. Marketing teams are under-resourced while more demands are constantly being placed on teams to do more. When constraints are communicated, employees are blamed for them, rather that listened to. Multiple colleagues have said the same thing. Additionally, management has instituted a 'rank and yank' policy where everyone is graded on a forced curve, where the bottom quarter are immediately put on a PIP.

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