Innovative, fast paced and fun! - Anonymous employee Xero Employee Review

5.0
Oct 10, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The thing I love most about Xero is the people. Everyone is really open, welcoming and engaging. Despite the rapid growth and now being a pretty big global company, it's still nimble and there's no red tape or bureaucracy like some other organisations. There's lots of leeway to try new things and work on innovative projects. When I speak to people in other organisations it really hits home how special Xero is and how great the opportunity is to be a part of the story.

Cons

Not really any I can think of - if you are the sort of person who prefers to work in a slower or very process driven environment you might not love the pace at which Xero operates.

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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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