Everyone cares, everyone is valued - Software Developer Xero Employee Review

5.0
May 13, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

At Xero it feels like everyone cares and is ready to help. Feeling safe to be yourself, and contribute your best is a fundamental part of the Xero culture. The processes and technology aren't perfect, but everyone has the ability to propose a solution, and in many cases the autonomy to make it better directly. The amenities and perks are amazing too, from a lovely barista, office gym (with classes run by other Xero employees), decent long term stock incentives (that are performing amazingly), free holidays over Xmas, and much more.

Cons

Being a relatively young company, and having grown so quickly, the processes and operational maturity aren't always quite what someone might expect for a company of that size and scale. This can cause frustrations in some areas - but as mentioned above, they are also opportunities for someone to step up and improve, and show what they're capable of.

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Pros

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Cons

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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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