No trust in individual contributors - Growth Specialist HubSpot Employee Review

2.0
Feb 26, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Remote work Pay is pretty solid Great benefits Smart people Great product

Cons

Culture is not as advertised. Everyone lives in their own world and is too busy for meaningful connection. Consistent on-target performance requires long hours. Inbound leads might make up 25% of what you ultimately close. Company has moved to full-cycle selling for all AE's. Sales management lives and dies by the "HubSpot selling method" and it has some really strong points... But by the end, almost every customer feels like they just left a used car dealership. Even if they got the car they wanted, it still feels gross. End of month is psychotic. Everyone is scrambling and losing their minds trying to get to quota. You'll get pressured to ignore a customer's timeline and bring deals in early so that someone else higher up can make quota. As you can imagine... there is alot of turnover.

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HubSpot Response
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Sorry to read you didn't have a great experience with us--we've done a fair amount to limit more internal meetings and added in person Flywheel Kickoff for this year so I'm hoping that has improved some of the feedback you referenced. Heard on sales methodology and inbound lead volume, appreciate you sharing that with us and flagging our way. Sincerely, Katie

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Cons

The "Unlimited PTO" Trap: While the company advertises unlimited PTO, it is impossible to take without penalty. If you take time off, you are still strictly required to make up every single call you missed while you were gone to hit your monthly metrics. Declining Direction & High Turnover: The company has faced a very rough year and is heading in the wrong direction. Morale is incredibly low, and talent is actively draining from the organization—several people are resigning entirely, going on medical leave due to stress, or desperately trying to transfer to different internal teams. Unrealistic, Extreme CSM Metrics: Customer Success Managers are being pushed to the brink by unattainable, rigid KPIs. The role has shifted from strategic relationship management to a high-volume, transactional grind. Current monthly expectations include: 80 calls per month 76% connected call rate for low-usage accounts 50% engagement rate required for at-risk accounts Stagnant Compensation: Despite the extreme increase in workload, micromanagement, and pressure, the annual raise for CSMs this year was under 2%, which fails to align with basic cost-of-living adjustments.

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