Do not come here for work-life balance - Account Executive HubSpot Employee Review

3.0
5 Apr 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-Amazing environment to learn a lot about B2B sales -The right management truly has their best interest to see you succeed -Amazing ramp program for sales rep, you are paid your commission based on a 12 month rolling ramp period. -Set you up with the best WFH equipment.

Cons

Full cycle sales roll for a CRM platform for med to enterprise-sized businesses. This puts enormous pressure on AE's to juggle between prospecting and closing accounts. HubSpot prides on the fact that it sets the standard for an inbound sales funnel shown in its CRM . This is number 1 BS. if your Account executives are forced to prospect 90% of the time and 10% are leads which quote on quote 'looked at the website' that is not an inbound funnel. Reps are overworked and are glorified BDRS. Your better off getting a BDR position doing half the work with more pay. Being a sales rep in other roles where quota was attainable working 5-7 hour days its almost shocking how much you have to work here. 10-12 hour days even some fridays you can be expected to work late. HubSpot was the first company i worked for where I started taking Bupropion (mild anti depressants). For the longest time I had thought HubSpot was a dream company to work and tried pushing through the grind thinking it would get better. At some point anywhere you work at things start to click, not at HubSpot. There is no clear direction for reps to hit their attainment goals and you are forced on a PIPs if your attainment is not 70% on a rolling 6 month average. This not only puts enormous pressure but also gives a strong sense of discouragement. I have seen top performing reps and managers that are forced on a PIP. The PIPs are designed for you to fail so the company has a reason to fire you. Everyone in sales understands the ambition and drive needed for any sales roll but HubSpot will take that away from you and make you think your suited for more of a customer success role. Untransparent about culture. Your working for a corporation that cares only about money. There is no culture with HubSpot and I was an idiot thinking HubSpot would be different.

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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.

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