Potential to be great but held back by cultural identity discrepancies and inability to accept change - Anonymous employee Xero Employee Review

3.0
21 Mar 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Some great people and huge talent. Company came from roots where culture is key and there are still remnants left but quickly evaporating.

Cons

Poor regional leadership that is a misfit for the brand and culture. Leadership not accessible to employees with new ideas. Leadership not fully open to change and progress.

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Pros

Great culture and solid benefits

Cons

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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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