Was great, increasingly terrible - UX Researcher HubSpot Employee Review

2.0
Jan 12, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pay is good Colleagues are generally nice & smart Work is challenging

Cons

Leadership is taking on more of a FAANG tech mentality and doing it poorly at that Micromanagement is on the rise No psychological safety Firing some of the best people and replacing them with mediocrity An environment of malaise has been created More managers than are necessary. No one around me is happy at work anymore. It wasn’t always like this.

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HubSpot Response
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Sorry to read/hear this. Lots to unpack here, but definitely understand that UX has gone through a lot of change of late, so the goal is to ensure we listen and learn from the feedback and work with UX leadership on a clear path forward that hopefully addresses some of the feedback you shared. Appreciate you making the time to share it even though it's painful to read. -Katie

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