So Many Opportunities - Anonymous employee HubSpot Employee Review
5.0
12 Apr 2016
Anonymous employee
Current employee, less than 1 year
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
HubSpot really cares about its people and its candidate experience. I'm constantly impressed by the level of expertise demonstrated by my colleagues.
The workplace benefits are really just the icing on top of an atmosphere that is consistently interesting and challenging. It's clear to me that my career growth is valued.
Cons
So far I haven't found any worth noting here. It's easy to get overwhelmed with information, people, perks, but anyone is willing to point you in the right direction if you take the time to ask!
HubSpot Response
10y
Thanks for your review and for calling out our recruiting team for such a fantastic candidate experience--they are remarkable at what they do. I agree that the information overload can be a bit much (we need to streamline that a bit more), and that our management training the L&D team developed is already having an impact on manager interactions including yours, so thanks for sharing that. Really appreciate your hard work, and thanks for making the decision to join our team, we are lucky to have you! -Katie
The teams you work with are phenomenal. The knowledge combination between an internal customer facing teams, engineering product development teams, and Sales are unmatched.
Cons
Excessive use of PIPs to oust employees after multiple high revenue launches, with no explanation, actual documentation, or factual data. Reviews have been adjusted to allow for terminations post pre-approved leaves.
Salaries are a joke.
You are always in a cover yourself mode 24/7.
Management reviews are consistently a 2 or 3 out of 5 no matter what. If a team decides you aren’t in the group, management will put you on a “unofficial” PIP without telling you, in order to surprise you at a later date. Even if they are unfounded.
Beware of possibility of negative backlash post launches. They will feel the need to assign blame ( such as for timelines or issues related to bugs). Regardless of performance or level of involvement.
This is an enormous company with many large paths for career advancement. But micro management is rampant, leaving little room for doing the daily expectations of your actual role. This degrades your opportunities for career advancement.