Xero reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(1,648 total reviews)
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Sukhinder Singh Cassidy

51% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Xero has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,648 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Xero employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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3.0
Aug 12, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Nice facilities and offices, perks like coffee, casual dress, Friday drinks and morning teas. Being in a wider team took stress away when on leave as others shared your workload. My pay was above market but knew this wasn't the same for everyone. While the people could be hit and miss, I did get to work with some fantastic people.

Cons

Extreme micro-management and very rigid way of "how things should be" - weren't willing to allows employees to think outside the box and work autonomously even if it was the best result for the customers. No career opportunities for CX staff outside NZ, and cross-team promotions were always a matter of how much the hiring manager liked you despite your skills. Melbourne office felt like high school, so many cliques.

3.0
May 14, 2019

Gone are the good days

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Pros

Great facilities and very casual workplace. You don't have to think about what to wear everyday. Employees get new company tshirts every year. Employees share scheme for permanent employees, but only fully allocated after three years working there. The product used to be number one in the market and used to sell itself.

Cons

Leadership team (especially in AU) has become quite toxic in recent last couple of years. There are way too many gossips around the company now (because you can't really talk openly anymore) with new managers trying to bring their mates in etc... People don't get promoted for being good at what they do. All promotions happen either in Sydney or Melbourne, a lot of the times you wouldn't even know what roles are up for grab. Management turns blind eye when they are challenged and HR protects the senior managers, not employees in their teams even when they've been around for a long time. Most good people have either left or been managed out in recent years unfortunately. Just ask those who are no longer there. Very poor benefits for a company size like Xero.

1.0
Feb 21, 2018

Soul destroying

Recommend
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Pros

Nice office, Nice office, Nice office ................that’s about it. Only filling space for the 20 word minimum others could say anything else

Cons

Sooooo many to list. Middle management are inadequate, talk the talk but certainly don’t walk the walk. Every day was a struggle working there, certainly are not the image that they portray to the public

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