Churn and Burn - Software Engineer HubSpot Employee Review

1.0
30 Oct 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Lots of brainwashing to make you think HubSpot is so wonderful

Cons

People are "gone" overnight. HubSpot churns you out, burns you out, before kicking you out of the door. Have a read of Disrupted by Dan Lyons to get a sense of its infamous "Churn and Burn" model.

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HubSpot Response
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This is obviously not in line with the expectation we have of ourselves, and saddening to read. I've responded several times to an almost identical review with content, but doing it again here for visibility to our candidates--this is not what we stand for and not in line with what we view as acceptable. -Katie

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5.0
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2.0
22 May 2026
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Pros

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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