Culture of intimidation and lost potential - Anonymous employee ELMO Software Employee Review

1.0
3 June 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

There are some great people at ELMO who genuinely care about driving the product forward and making it an innovative leader in the HR space. You’ll find pockets of real talent and energy that can be inspiring.

Cons

Unfortunately, the leadership team is toxic. They’re reactive, retaliatory, and take no accountability for addressing feedback. HR is complicit, turning a blind eye to issues and playing along with leadership tactics. Engagement surveys? Ignored or buried. Exit surveys from high performers and long-time employees? Blatantly disregarded. Staff turnover is at an all-time high, with good people leaving faster than they can be replaced. Intimidation and bullying are common, with some managers using fear instead of collaboration to get results. There’s a massive disconnect between the company’s public brand and the lived employee experience.

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5.0
28 Apr 2026
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Pros

- Incredible Leadership team across ELT/SLT with marketing leading talent in role and more coming - Leadership and the org deeply care about bringing people on the journey of growth and change, brave when it comes to making critical decisions - Scale-up vibe, fast-paced, lots of opportunity for impactful work and driving improvements - Truly AI led/supported in work delivery complimenting what humans can do - Investing in people and innovation - We are our own customer and product development solves real challenges for the org

Cons

- Both a pro and a con, ELMO is fast paced with lots of work to do - Ambiguous at times which can lead to innovation but if not managed well can lead to burnout also

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ELMO Software Response
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Hi there, Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience at ELMO. It’s fantastic to hear your reflections on our leadership, AI-enabled ways of working, and the opportunities you’re seeing to have a real impact as we continue to grow and innovate. We also appreciate your thoughtful comments about pace, ambiguity, and the importance of work/life balance. These are key focus areas for our leaders as we scale, and feedback like yours helps us continue to refine how we support clarity, wellbeing, and sustainable performance. If you’d ever like to share more, please feel free to reach out to us at careers@elmosoftware.com.au. Best regards, The ELMO Software Talent Team
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