Overrated Company - Sales Fortinet Employee Review

2.0
May 2, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Have a solid firewall solution, Popular solution. Obviously people need cybersecurity these days. If you have a solid 2-3 year plan, you can make some great money.

Cons

Upper management is honestly horrible. They come down with half-baked directives constantly, They'll get some new big idea we need to be jazzed about, then move onto a new company, and wonder why we aren't hitting our numbers when our strategy is so short-sighted. Also, goals are extremely unnattainable in general, so I wouldn't plan on hitting 100% if you work in sales. It's probable you'll hit 30-50% of your goals the first 2-3 years so don't plan on making your entire salary. They have a very 'turn and burn,' expendable attitude toward their sales teams, don't like to promote internally. Many things get said that don't end up actually getting implemented, and the people that are actually hard workers are left holding the bag and receiving, in my opinion, an unfair level of compensation.

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5.0
Jun 16, 2026
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Pros

Great work life balance. Interesting projects

Cons

Internal tools are lacking compared to other places

5.0
Jun 15, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- On target OTE and uncapped commissions - Great overall work culture - A lot of cool Field marketing events - Ability to expense dinners, entertainment, gifts for clients - Great company vision and a broad security fabric portfolio with several third party validations for a well-known cybersecurity brand makes it easy to sell and be successful.

Cons

- New business quotas are the same for every seller at least on my team, who all have very different territories, some with more white space heavy accounts that can be much more challenging to hit quota compared to other territories. Quotas went up by 20% from previous year. - Too many internal systems to navigate - processes and sales enablement tools could be more efficient - You can be the top performer in your US sales segment, and still not make it to President's Club because of the way it's structured - competing against different segments and only top 3-4% get to go each year. Rewarding top performers in general is an area needing improvement in my opinion.

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