HubSpot

Lots of autonomy, opportunity to contribute to a product used by thousands of people, streamlined onboarding and infrastructure support enabling product teams to focus on what's important.

There is a noticeable lack of clear leadership and direction, which often results in duplicated work across teams. Projects don’t seem to serve a meaningful purpose. Many employees appear more focused on internal visibility and self-promotion rather than driving customer impact or taking real ownership. Overall, the environment feels disorganized and misaligned, making it one of the more dysfunctional teams I’ve experienced. There’s a big push to incorporate AI into the product this year without the infra to support it.

Too many passengers, some people overworked while others underperform, and a lack of leadership.