The transparency is a lie and the values are fake - Anonymous employee HubSpot Employee Review

1.0
Mar 3, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Looks good on your resume.

Cons

The other reviewer and former employee with the title "this is a corporation, not your friend or family" was 100% spot on. The company and its executives were shouting from the rooftops about crushing their sales goals and saying that layoffs were highly unlikely (only a measure that would be taken in a worst case scenario). Well, less than two months later they announced layoffs out of nowhere! There was not a single indicator that this would happen. In fact, emails were being circulated days before about how they were "crushing it"... HubSpot does not deserve the accolades about how great a place it is to work at or how amazing their values are. Yes, your small corner of the company on your team of a dozen people may have some upsides, but outside of that it's no different than any other massive corporation. Current employees, post layoff, are having more asked of them and being treated like machines. Unlimited PTO is a trap and their sick policy is a joke. Oh, and HubSpot uses it's "great culture" as a means to justify paying lower than industry average across the board and giving mid tier benefits. Don't be fooled by the smoke and mirrors.

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Sorry to hear your real frustration with HubSpot here, lots to take in here so will take note of the cons and appreciate you sharing them with us. -Katie

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