A positive, inspiring place to work - Anonymous employee HubSpot Employee Review
5.0
8 Sept 2018
Anonymous employee
Current employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
Like most tech companies, HubSpot has competitive pay, great benefits, and a fun work environment. But, to me, HubSpot is leaps and bounds ahead of similar companies because of its people. I've never worked anywhere with so many talented individuals that *genuinely* want each other to learn, grow, and succeed.
Cons
We're growing *very* quickly, so there's always some concern that we'll lose what has made HubSpot so special. So far, our Chief People Officer & her team have done a fabulous job of helping us scale with care.
HubSpot Response
7y
Thank you for this incredibly kind review, and for taking the time to write it. We are honored to have you at HubSpot, and I would echo your sentiments that the people we employ (including you!) make coming into work every day a treat. I can promise you our whole People Ops team and management team are focused on ensuring we scale our culture remarkably, please keep the feedback coming and thank you again for all that you do to help us grow. Sincerely, 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.