Great people, but product and benefits remain uncompetitive for US - Manager Xero Employee Review

3.0
25 Apr 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Genuinely some of the nicest people I've met working in tech. The vast majority of staff and leaders alike live the company values and treat others with respect. Also great work/life balance - you can leave work at work!

Cons

The US product continues to be roadmapped and managed from the southern hemisphere. As a result, decisions made by product teams and execs alike are out of touch with the market. While there is a US leadership team, they aren't really connected to product decisions, leaving US sales and support very disconnected from the products they support. Wages and benefits are not even vaguely competitive for the US market. No bonuses available other than to sales teams, and stock awards are tiny compared to competing companies. Health benefits are embarrassing - my fairly common medications simply aren't covered so I pay thousands out of pocket, and when I tried to talk to HR, they dismissed it, suggesting I look for rx "coupons." Feels like wages and benefits decisions are being made outside of the US, by folks who don't understand what's actually needed in the US (so same problem as for building product).

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5.0
24 Apr 2026
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Pros

Great culture and solid benefits

Cons

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1.0
30 Jun 2026
Recommend
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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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