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Forescout Technologies

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Forescout Technologies reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(418 total reviews)
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Barry Mainz

78% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Forescout Technologies has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 418 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Forescout Technologies employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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418 reviews
1.0
May 25, 2018

Dishonest middle managers, boring tech, politics

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Team is solid and capable. If you absolutely want to work in cybersecurity, this can be a first step, although you won’t get into anything very technical.

Cons

1. Dishonesty: San Jose Engineering leadership misled many of us to believe that our options were worth far more. – Given his knowledge of Forescout finances, it was irresponsible of him to exaggerate pre-IPO valuation. We were on the outside and had no idea of the company’s actual situation - many of us gave up valuable stock and bonuses to join. 2. Boring technology: US engineering doesn’t develop any core tech – we mostly do system integration. A lot of time spent debugging API issues with external companies who are much bigger and care less about tiny Forescout. Overall - bad career move if you wish to advance technically. (Two chief architects have quit within the past year.) 3. Politics: The original team was forced out when engineering leadership consolidated power. The knowledge we lost is irreplaceable.

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Forescout Technologies Response
7y
Appreciate your feedback. It helps us learn. I want you to feel as good about being part of ForeScout as others do and as excited about our technology as our customers are. Maintaining our strong technology advantage through continuous innovation is one of our biggest focuses. I encourage you to share your insights with your manager, and my door is always open. -MDC
5.0
May 9, 2018

Energetic and Dynamic Culture

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Product is rock solid and employees bend over backwards to help each other. This is a fast paced, high growth and fun company to work for that is hitting its stride at the right time. Employees are held accountable and there is opportunity for career advancement.

Cons

Upper Mgmt could be a little more accepting of feedback, but overall they have done a great job moving this company in the right direction.

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Forescout Technologies Response
7y
Noted and thank you for your feedback. Great to have you on our team! -MDC
1.0
Apr 27, 2018

Where Dreams Go To Die

Anonymous employee
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Pros

It's extremely difficult to get Fired

Cons

Everything! Strongly Advise you to reconsider your options. Read the previous credited reviews to get a feel for this company and the direction they're going in. The 4-5 stars are written from HR because they have to submit a positive review after each negative one. Pay is high but advancing within the company is non-existent unless you're a part of THE clique. Extremely distasteful culture and average life of an employee is around 12 months. Expressed concerns or critical feedback in order to make things run smoother are taken as personal insults when in reality it's just business. Mgmt is a joke. Ask about CHURN rate and take a picture of the interviewers expression. Irony: Product is visibility yet they don't even have that within their own company. The product verbiage consist of breaking down those silos yet each department is like that and has zero communication with one another. If this is your first job and you don't know any better, you'll will definitely be taken advantage of. Things to look out for: HR, marketing, pay stubs, expenses, marketing, road map, lack of SFDC reports, management, marketing, stock options, paperwork to sign, cafeteria, drama, and marketing. Don't say I didn't warn you. . .

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