The company has gone downhill since the layoff in 2023 - Software Engineer HubSpot Employee Review

1.0
18 Feb 2024
Recommend
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Pros

It used to be a good company until the layoff

Cons

2022, they said they are not going to lay off anybody. The finance looked good. Then they laid off 7% of their workforce in 2023. 2024 comes, the company morale was at their lowest. They said There won't be another layoff, then they laid off bunch of UX Designers, and Katie Burke and bunch of HR people around her left. I bet the company told her to leave or something

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HubSpot Response
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Hi there, this is slightly awkward, but think it's important to address this one head on. The layoffs were a low point for HubSpot's culture, no question or debate about that. And, I think we've spoken pretty honestly about the fact that this year we are really reinvesting in employees and our culture because it's critically important to the company and to our success long-term, so no argument there. With that said, there will still be changes made within teams throughout the year based on their org design and business needs, and I get that that's really hard for people to stomach, but it's a reality of how we'll operate at scale. As for me and anyone else on my team, I wasn't asked to leave--I am taking time off to recharge and excited to hand the reigns to a leader who will help create the next chapter for HubSpot's culture alongside the leaders within my team. I think the combination of new expertise and internal knowledge will do great things for HubSpot, and I'm excited to see what they do together. Sorry that you feel disappointed by our leadership--I'm hopeful the investments this year will change your point of view here. -Katie

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