HubSpot’s Customer Success org is struggling. They’ve had high burnout in this role due to larger than average customer ratios (think 1:200+ in a bad quarter) and impossible targets. You can only offer a certain level of service at those ratios, which makes it impossible to hit target. This leads to high turnover rates, which causes even higher ratios.
Instead of solving the problem, managers blame it on Customer Success Managers not working hard enough and don’t take the concerns of over half of the org seriously, which leads to higher burnout and higher turnover. You see where I’m going with this. Customers can feel the stress in this org, too.
HubSpot’s a good name to have on your brand, but if you need a job only stay for a year and then move on. The “Best Place to Work” award doesn’t apply to the Customer Success role. There’s a reason why there’s always a “Customer Success Manager” position open, and it’s not because they’re growing in this space (they’re actually trying to cut down on overall headcount in services).
Did I mention lower than average industry pay, too?