Work hard and play hard - Anonymous employee HubSpot Employee Review

5.0
Dec 14, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

HubSpot has won a ton of awards for a great place to work for a reason. I'm sure some things have changed as they have continued to grow but through the internal company wiki lots of information was transparent and anyone could find out what was going on. Beer fridge, ping pong, foosball and tons of free food.

Cons

If you aren't looking to work hard then this place probably isn't for you. At this point I also wouldn't think of HubSpot as a startup or a place for someone really looking to have a huge impact on a company of this size.

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HubSpot Response
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Thanks for submitting an alumni review! I think your advice is spot on, and we are working really hard on it. The only thing I'd push back on is impact--we have employees who have arrived in the last six months already having a huge impact on how we think about things (for example, a co-op made a suggestion in late December that we are working on implementing before February) so I'm hoping we continue to stay focused on ensuring that people regardless of level can have a huge impact on the company and our customers regardless of their level or title. Come back and visit us soon if you have time to do so! -Katie

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