Hubspot is a company that really thinks about how modern people work, how to get the best out of them and how to ensure they feel fulfilled in their role.
Read the Culture code to get a feel for what Hubspot is about.
I've now been an employee for a year and I can tell you that they really do stick to their culture code and when they don't, they admit it and work to correct it.
So many pros!
- Recognition for work
- Smart, kind and caring people, no matter which department
- Challenging work
- Have not seen workplace politics
- Amazing offices, in great cities
- Many external speakers are invited in, to share their insights
- Learning is strongly encouraged
- Opportunities to grow, if you want it
- Flexible work hours for most roles
- Clear goals and transparency from the top down
- Regular office events
- International footprint
- Hubspot is growing like crazy which is a great time to work for any company
- Ping Pong! Free Beer! Candy walls! Waffle Wednesdays! EOM Pizza! I hope you have strong willpower
Cons
None that I have experienced so far.
If you have a problem, you have many avenues to voice your opinion. Quarterly employee NPS, weekly feedback apps or you could just talk to your manager, who is always willing to listen and help.
HubSpot Response
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I love our Sydney team, thanks for this review and for helping our APAC customers grow. I love that you mention our global footprint and the multiple avenues for feedback as reasons you love working here--it makes me so happy to hear that because they are two of my favorite things. Your challenge to us to keep innovating and investing in culture is spot-on--thanks for taking the time to write a review and for helping our SydSpot team grow. I heard the SydSpot office is fully decorated for the holidays, hope you enjoy the party and the gift exchange, and hope to visit you guys again next year! Cheers, 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.