HubSpot

There is nothing redeeming about working here.

This company is run on nepotism. The company came up as a startup and grew to a really large scale during the COVID years. The people that started during that time promoted themselves to high ranks, but very few of them have any skills to justify that.

After promoting themselves, they made a bunch of insane policies to make it impossible to grow as newer hires. The ladder is non-existent for IC engineers, with just 3 rungs before you hit a dead-end where the next promotion is an exclusive club of 5% of the company, and don't expect to get to this title. Most of the people at the Staff+ level are just loud, obnoxious, and information hoarders that make themselves seem special but are not any more or less talented than people who were hired externally, who actually probably have more experience and knowledge.

The CTO rants and raves about how lazy every engineer in the company is for complaining about burnout and acts like he has any experience as an IC every chance he gets, with vague anecdotes about how, "When I was an IC... I would walk 7 miles back and forth in the snow to deliver," that couldn't possibly be true because he has spent less than 1 year as an IC before being promoted to senior leadership when the company was still small. They make unsustainable demands each quarter while also struggling with ADHD leadership that can't decide what they actually want and changes priorities on a whim.

Also, the new CPO has been slowly cutting back benefits. There's no more Unlimited PTO, but they are also not doing accrued vacation, so they can still not pay out when you leave. They removed the 5-year anniversary bonus. They doubled health insurance costs.

Stop promoting your friends, and actually promote on merit.