Great place to work - Anonymous employee Xero Employee Review

5.0
Jul 26, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Company builds a great product that makes life easier for a lot of people. I have a lot of autonomy in my role and the freedom to work how I want to work. Super smart people to work with. My roles allows good flexibility in relation to hours and working location. Can't think of another NZ company I'd rather work for.

Cons

Not a whole lot of downsides. A lot of growth which has meant some growing pains. Company hasn't yet made a profit so while salary is competitive there aren't a lot of additional benefits compared to some other companies.

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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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