Xero's culture clash; Albo's war on big tech
Xero's aggressive AI pivot has sent morale inside the accounting software company into freefall, with engineers fearing they're building their own replacements. Meanwhile, the Albanese government's battle against big tech has a new target: the algorithms, with a digital duty of care proposal that would let users opt out of algorithmic feeds.
We discuss:
Sinking morale at Xero and the forced-ranking performance measurement behind it.
Why engineers fear they're training their own replacement.
The culture clash between Xero's US-based executive team and its Australian and New Zealand staff…
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