High Turnover all the way around - Anonymous employee Xero Employee Review

1.0
10 Nov 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great office space with amazing view

Cons

Forever changing leadership, I can't even count as many as have come and went. It's a JOKE!! The environment is extremely juvenile and toxic......if your part of the in group you will probably be fine but the minute your not, your gone and treated poorly. Pay is definitely under industry standard and bonus, what bonus? Extremely high turnover!!!

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Xero Response
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I'm glad you liked the office and I am sorry that your experience at Xero was less than positive. As a fast growing company we take feedback seriously and will make changes to improve our environment and people experience as necessary. Around 35% of hires come from internal referrals and we believe this is a positive endorsement of our values and culture. Our hiring process is rigorous involving people at different levels and requiring multiple layers of approval. We foster a performance driven culture with reward reflecting strong performance. We have introduced a continuous feedback tool and engagement tracking so we can understand what is working well and not so well and take immediate real time corrective action to ensure Xero stays a great place to work for our teams. We monitor any turnover and run exit surveys to ensure any issues are quickly identified and managed.

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