Intenral promotions are paid less then external hires for the same exact job. - SMB Account Executive HubSpot Employee Review

4.0
Aug 27, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Solid salary if making quota. Great product to sell & respected in the industry.

Cons

Those that promote internally to AE from being a Hubspot BDR are paid significantly less then those who are hired externally. OTE for external hires is $146,700 and for internal hires it is $123,600. Internal hires also don't receive any RSUs and must sell 54K in order to promote to the same level (L2) as external hires. i.e. over one year in most cases. Internal hires have a quota the first month, while external hires are paid in full with zero quota for two months. They tell you it's because external hires have closing experience but in the same breath they say and show you the data that demonstrates BDR who promote, perform significantly better then external hires. It makes no sense. Very disrespectful and a poor way to retain top talent and those who have spent 1.5-2yrs learning Hubspot. It literally makes no sense and upsets a lot of people including myself.

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5.0
Jun 26, 2026
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Pros

Great people, everyone is so understanding and supportive. Culture is fun and energizing, people seem happy to be here. There's lots of ways to get involved outside of your day job. Awesome benefits and flexibility - love the remote first work environment, week of rest, open PTO, etc. Robust tech stack - lots of tools available for me to do my job.

Cons

Experiencing some growing pains but leadership seems receptive to feedback on it.

2.0
May 22, 2026
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Pros

The teams you work with are phenomenal. The knowledge combination between an internal customer facing teams, engineering product development teams, and Sales are unmatched.

Cons

Excessive use of PIPs to oust employees after multiple high revenue launches, with no explanation, actual documentation, or factual data. Reviews have been adjusted to allow for terminations post pre-approved leaves. Salaries are a joke. You are always in a cover yourself mode 24/7. Management reviews are consistently a 2 or 3 out of 5 no matter what. If a team decides you aren’t in the group, management will put you on a “unofficial” PIP without telling you, in order to surprise you at a later date. Even if they are unfounded. Beware of possibility of negative backlash post launches. They will feel the need to assign blame ( such as for timelines or issues related to bugs). Regardless of performance or level of involvement. This is an enormous company with many large paths for career advancement. But micro management is rampant, leaving little room for doing the daily expectations of your actual role. This degrades your opportunities for career advancement.

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