The fish stinks from the head down - Anonymous employee Airwallex Employee Review

3.0
Aug 28, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- high growth business with strong future prospects thanks to its product offering and financial backing - employee share option plan available - global presence - intelligent colleagues to learn from and collaborate with

Cons

- diversity is decreasing as the profile for candidates has become increasingly narrow, and highly elitist - executive leadership lack the know-how to drive real cultural change and waste time and effort focusing on low impact activities - career development is difficult to achieve. If you are not able to consistently execute at 110% or are unwilling to sacrifice your personal life to the extreme hours and demands you will see your career development stall as you are bypassed for future opportunities - lack of clear processes across the business leads to inefficiency and frustration

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Airwallex Response
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Thank you for the time taken to write your review. It's positive to see your thoughts on our growth, rewards, and your experiences in a collaborative team at Airwallex. The themes in your feedback will be passed onto our Leadership Group for consideration. Our People Team is focusing on many areas to ensure we continue to improve the employee experience. As we continue to grow, we are always looking for ways to ensure diversity amongst our teams. As a current employee, we welcome your input on these strategies so do reach out to your People Operations Team. We hope to hear from you. Thanks again.

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Cons

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

Like most high-growth companies, things can move fast and change quickly, which may not suit everyone. There can be pressure to perform given the pace and ambition of the company.

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