Life as a BDR - Anonymous employee HubSpot Employee Review

4.0
21 Feb 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

AMAZING. COLLEAGUES. They are some of the smartest people I've ever met, and the most friendly and easy-going. Definitely the kind of people that you'd like to stay in touch and stay friends even after if and when leaving HubSpot. Good job recruiting the brightest people out there!

Cons

A LOT depends on your manager, which can be good and bad. Every manager manages their team differently, and that reflects on the flexibility of where/when/how you work sometimes regardless of how much you deliver. Also, not much of a con depending on some people, but there is a lack of teamwork in a day-to-day. Of course there are plenty of times when we reach out to others for help/guidance or confirming something, but most of the job is done alone.

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HubSpot Response
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Thank you for the review and for helping our customers in Japan grow as we scale. I would agree with your push on ensuring we think global first--the objective for our growth is to create a really strong global culture but also to empower local traditions that help us give employees autonomy in each market to solve for our customers and prospects. We'll continue to innovate on the ground in Japan and look forward to working with you to make that happen and to visiting the team again in the near future--such a wonderful group of HubSpotters and the photos of your new space look wonderful! -Katie

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