This is my second time writing a review about HubSpot because I was coerced into removing my criticisms by a third party. Instead of contacting me about my concerns as a former employee, HubSpot decided to reach out to someone that is tangentially connected to this situation for feedback on an experience that he knows nearly nothing about. HubSpot epitomizes what is wrong with the world today and is a remarkable example of modern day discrimination, cultural insensitivity, institutionalized racism, implicit white bias and income inequality.
Martin Luther King, Jr. once wrote that "most whites in America proceed from a premise that equality is a loose expression for improvement." I stand by my belief that HubSpot is not diverse in the faintest sense. After having to defend my initial ANONYMOUS post, I actually think that my original grade for effort on diversity of a C is too generous and an F is more appropriate. Their 2016 numbers speak or themselves, they're 85% white.
I was uncomfortable being the only black individual in a new hire cohort of 50+ people. My manager triggered stereotype threat with her poor word choice in our one-on-one check-ins. She made culturally insensitive remarks and didn't care about how her management was disrupting my learning experience. I was progressively profiled and given exit papers over the course of three weeks, which makes me wonder why I wasn't interviewed more thoroughly. Firing someone during on-boarding is essentially condemning their learning style.
The CEO's personal commitment to diversity is not permeating the organization in a meaningful way.
