stack ranking - Lead Engineeer Xero Employee Review

2.0
Jul 28, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good benefits some good people some good projects and technologies some of the post reset changes seemed good and there was a sense of good needed changes last year

Cons

Since the reset, a new performance management and new company values have been retrospectively applied even though neither existed until a few months ago, and we are being rated on that and rated lower than is warranted to try and get rid of more people Quite a few incompetent / two faced managers who seem to be playing favourites Signals in feedback are being ignored and/or punished internally It is no longer a safe play with a fairly strong sense of oppression and no longer feels inclusive We are being squeezed as resources to help profitability which it improving the share price for now..but we just feel like a number with no voice

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5.0
Apr 24, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great culture and solid benefits

Cons

Could be a bit chaotic at times

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1.0
Jun 30, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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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