Long term employment is tentative - Software Engineer Forcepoint Employee Review

4.0
Aug 17, 2020
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Pros

I really liked working there while I was there. The office setting was nice, I liked my manager and director, and most of my co-workers. The building was in a nice location, and the work pace was not a stressful one

Cons

They do mass layoffs every year. Within a month of working there, they laid off a large percentage of the workforce. This raised red flags, but I kept putting off looking for other work. Around a year and half later, they laid off everyone at the San Diego branch working on the project I was on. There was no indication that this was on the horizon, the messaging was always, we are going strong, and we are only getting stronger

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Forcepoint Response
5y
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience while you were here at Forcepoint. As a Software Engineer, you had so many choices and we are thankful for the contributions that you made while you were here. Forcepoint is a merger of several different companies. As technology (from on-prem to the cloud) and leadership change -it is sometimes necessary to review talent and make some not so easy decisions of laying off. As the 2nd largest privately-owned cybersecurity company in the world, we are a leader in this space and are excited for the future of Forcepoint.

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5.0
Jun 2, 2026
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Pros

To see the evolution of Forcepoint over the last few years has been impressive. We continue to grow and invest in our company and people. I feel as if I make an impact in the company and always feel appreciated. Forcepoint is a great place to excel. Our CEO personally cares about the success of the people and company.

Cons

Fast paced environment, strategy changes as the market changes. fun but can be hard for some.

3.0
Apr 17, 2026
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Pros

Remote friendly. Good culture depending on the team.

Cons

I am making $185k total comp as a basic Marketing Manager. Not even a 'Senior' Manager, but just your basic peasant-class Manager. How can I be making as much money (or more) than some of the Forcepoint staff lawyers, more money than some junior-level medical doctors, but my job title is equivalent to that of some recent college grad? This matters because my job is Director-level in everything but title only. All my KPI's, performance reviews, and work, is at the Director level. But because I am a basic manager, some of my peers treat me as if I am 23 years old making $70k/yr with bare bones KPI's. This creates an awkward situation because I am paid more than many colleagues who have more senior job titles than me. But since we do not openly discuss salary, my peers do not know this and think my KPI's are basic, when really I have much higher KPIs than colleagues with more senior job titles It is silly that some peers are making 20-30% less than me, but have more senior job titles just because of tenure - which is a meaningless indicator of performance.

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Forcepoint Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us and we aim to use insight from current and former employees to continuously improve. Please feel free to reach out to a member of HR or the Leadership Team if you would like to share more feedback directly.
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