HubSpot - Slave Labor - Anonymous employee HubSpot Employee Review

3.0
17 Jul 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Nice people Free food in kitchen beer

Cons

-They tell you pay is 50,000 a year- its really ~ 36,000 after taxes. -HR will tell you that quota is always hit. The BDR team has come close to hitting quota once in 7 months...which equates to pay being painfully low. -Lots of cool events happening around the office "Hubtalks" that you have to miss to still hit numbers -Unlimited vacation is the biggest hoax in the world. No one takes days off because you still have to hit numbers. -Everyone on team is miserable and talks about quitting at every paycheck and almost everyday at lunch. -Prepare to work 50 hrs a week (No work-life balance). -About 2 people in this role quit a month (they bring on 4-5/mo) -Unlimited vacation can only happen once you hit a certain promotion (for a week) and you can only take it off if no one else has already asked to take it off.

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