Not everything is as it seems - Anonymous employee HubSpot Employee Review

1.0
Jul 17, 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The culture is great... if you are liberal... and you agree with management. There are a lot of wonderful accommodations and perks.

Cons

The pay is horrendous. The "cult-like" culture rumors are completely true. While the culture claims to be the "best", I have seen managers padding results with fake posts on Glassdoor, and I reported this internally only to find nothing was done. The culture is extremely liberal. It is very closed minded in terms of opinions that aren't in line with the company bureaucracy. I'm liberal, but I'd prefer to leave my political opinions and religious beliefs at the door. The work-life balance is somewhat hit or miss. Some teams have more challenging work than others, but the expectations aren't adjusted accordingly. Managers tend to play favorites, allowing personal feelings to impact productivity. Management is a bit underhanded at times. There was a RIF during covid. It wasn't announced, and it was carried out in an extremely underhanded way. The interview process is ok, but they've let a lot of good talent slip through the cracks based on a process that is weighted towards college graduates and being restrictive in terms of compensation.

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HubSpot Response
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Sorry to hear you feel this way-honestly we don't see eye to eye on this one at all, so it's hard for me to respond or engage in a productive way other than to say I'm sorry you feel that way and thank you for your time and feedback here. -Katie

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