A Leader in a Dying Industry...Work Elsewhere! - Anonymous employee Hibu Employee Review

2.0
Jan 13, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Strong focus on training. Excellent initial sales training. Top performers are often well-recognized.

Cons

Despite beefing up it's online portfolio, due to it's core biz being yellow page advertising, the company is viewed by clients as an industry on its way to extinction. Very hard to get appointments, yet alone sales. Years ago it was a great place to be able to make good money. Not anymore. Most reps see their income potential dropping by 20-25%/year. You're better off using your sales talents for an industry that's well-respected and thriving....not yellowbook. Inconsistent management. Strict focus on getting a set # of new, and not the dollar value. Can sell 2x more money-wise than any other rep and surpass your budget, but if you don't have the # of new, you're put on a performance improvement plan. I've seen some of the best reps terminated because of it. Stupid!

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Cons

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We appreciate your feedback and agree that our earning potential is an incredible upside at Hibu! Wishing you and your team success!
2.0
May 29, 2026
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Pros

autonomy, product is seemingly good

Cons

Overall a terrible sales org, commission structure is nonsense and very low percent of reps are on the high tier, including reps that are top performers being on the mid or low tier commission. You are responsible for prospecting, closing, and account management so job gets harder the longer you are there. Force you into long meetings so the VP can show everyone Christopher Voss masterclass videos that are irrelevant. Sales contests where the reward is literally 5 dollars. Training is completely disconnected from how the job actually is, even down to the tech stack they teach you. Sales planning does nothing and does not provide any new leads or any sales tools that work. They do not even have a list of discovery questions to provide you. No one uses any of their provided tech stack you just have to figure out your own processes with no support. Very low base salary which they will lower if you get put on PIP. Extremely unstructured PIP program with no concrete numbers or explanation for how to get off of PIP. Extreme favoritism at the managerial level.

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