An awesome place to work! - Senior Payroll Specialist Xero Employee Review

5.0
Jul 31, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Tons of autonomy and freedom to explore new ideas/methods of getting things done. Lots of support in place for employees to strive for great performance and results. Massive encouragement for employees to "own" the issues and drive solutions with the right level of business support. Empowerment of employees to find their own development and career path.

Cons

The speed of development and change at Xero can sometimes make objectives/goals a little unclear. At times change is happening rapidly and the supporting business units have to play catch up.

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Pros

Great culture and solid benefits

Cons

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1.0
Jun 30, 2026
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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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