Management is oblivious - Account Manager Xero Employee Review

1.0
Feb 10, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Good perks and benefits - vacation time and wellness days

Cons

- favouritism exists among team members, New Zealand clique runs the show. It's almost like high school. Promote their friends. If you're not in the "in" crowd, you're on the chopping block - country manager is amazing, but middle management lacks diversity. - no direction, zero coaching - The product is lacking common functionalities, hard to compete with other players on the market - they Hire the same type of people on teams - they preach the #human value but it's all for show - turning into a call centre with new CEO taking over - expectations are not clear - managers are too busy making themselves look good vs actually caring about employees

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Xero Response
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Thank you for sharing this feedback with us. We’re disappointed to hear about your experience at Xero. We’re proud of the culture we’ve built and work hard to champion across each region and at every level of leadership. We’d like to address your concerns directly to better understand your situation. If you’re not comfortable going to your manager, we encourage you to approach Kate Westrin, Americas PX lead (who is keen to assist) or any leader/member of PX that you are comfortable sharing with. Again, we appreciate your candid feedback.

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