Xero reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(1,638 total reviews)
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Sukhinder Singh Cassidy

51% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Xero has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,638 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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2K reviews
2.0
Oct 23, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

They cater good food for lunches, a lot of the specialists on CX are wonderful people.

Cons

Life at Xero under the last CEO was great, and sadly nowhere near what it is under the new CEO Sukhinder. The first thing she did when she started was issue company wide layoffs, then almost immediately we saw our work expectations go way up. Now, we're sometimes expected to do things that are nowhere near the initial job description. Work life balance isn't prioritized at all like it used to be. There are constant changes to processes and daily operations that are all in the name of over performing. Sadly they're rarely tested or considered outside of some upper level manager saying "I think this would be a great idea" and then everything changes. Unless you like frequent and frustrating changes to key daily processes, that often end up making life harder for you, this isn't the role for you. CX is the ONLY team required to go into the office multiple times a week. It's just you and the sales team (who are sadly usually rude and standoffish people) so a day in the office is just listening to their numerous cold calls while you try to do work. But hey, it's all for the "culture". Also your targeted metrics to hit as a specialist are what decides your hybrid work life. Unless you're basically over-performing expect to go in at least 3 days a week. The biggest issue is that your pay is incredibly low for Denver's rising cost of living (by about $20,000 if you're on the banking team). You're required to go into the office multiple times a week and need to cover your own parking costs, and whenever you try and bring this up to management they'll tell you "if you want more money, go get a job at Comcast". Yes, this really happened to multiple people including myself. Under the last CEO, the work was manageable considering the low pay, but now it's simply not worth it.

1.0
Mar 9, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Salary, location, nice office, well-being leave, and great coffee machine + snacks!

Cons

The way upper/middle management team in Denver has handled work from home transition during a pandemic has been unbearable. I used to enjoy my role once upon a time but the way this team treats the CX agents is BEYOND COMPREHENSION. I always surpassed my daily quotas but it really got me no where. There are no opportunities apart from CX for anyone with a good education and relevant work experience. You'll be bored to death after a few months and feel utterly undervalued. Your suggestions, thoughts and feedback is of no value to them. I really did fit the mould and surpassed all expectations but never encouraged to do more. I was just a ticket solver to them at the end of the day and that gets tiring when you receive no raise/ promotions. A lot of people end up feeling trapped at Xero. It seems to me that the people who get promoted are those who are the "yes man" to the director or the ones who befriend/flirt with people who can get them a better role . Unless, you are this 'yes man', you will remain static in your role until you slowly start becoming resentful. I've seen this happen to so many intelligent people this past year who were extremely hard working but just not willing to suck up and hence, the turnover right now is very high. Not sure how many people need to leave before they realize that this is NOT how you run a CX team. If you're looking for customer service/support related work in Denver I'd suggest you look elsewhere, there's plenty of better opportunities out there.

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Xero Response
5y
Thank you for sharing this feedback with us. We hear your concerns and take them very seriously. We strive to create a work environment where all employees feel valued for their contributions and have opportunities to grow and develop, both in CX and the broader organization. We are troubled by your feedback and welcome you to contact Jana Galbraith, our Director of People Experience, directly if you would like to talk through any of these concerns. We value the input of current and former employees, and are committed to creating an environment where our values are championed in every area of the company. We rely on OfficeVibe, a tool that collects anonymous employee feedback, to gather input on employee engagement. While we acknowledge your concerns, recent data shows our employee engagement score across the US CX team consistently rated as ‘Very Good’ and the 10 Key metrics of Employee Engagement range from Good to Great. Thank you again for taking the time to share your experience. ^CP
1.0
Feb 10, 2019

Not Human

Recommend
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Pros

Initially it seemed like a great organization that valued each employee.

Cons

Poor leadership, no equal opportunity. Upon returning from a leave I was let go without a good reason. Everything may look good on the outside but speak to some people that have worked there before considering joining.

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Xero Response
7y
Thank you for sharing your experience working with Xero. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and pride ourselves in our human approach to our work and with each other. We also encourage our employees to use leave as needed in order to bring their best selves to work. However, extended leaves should always be communicated with your manager and PX Business Partner. Thank you again and best of luck. -Julie, Director of People Operations
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