Is Forrester a good company to work for?

Forrester has an overall rating of 2.8 out of 5, based on over 1,797 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 35% of employees would recommend working at Forrester to a friend and 22% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Forrester have been left by employees working as Senior Consultant , Customer Success Manager and Researcher .

Does Forrester pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Forrester employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Forrester. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Forrester?

35% of Forrester employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Forrester 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Forrester?

Account Manager (122) , Sales (56) , Analyst (55) , Research Associate (49) , Consultant (48) , Account Executive (44) , Senior Analyst (34) , Customer Success Manager (33) , Principal Analyst (33) , Manager (26) , Senior Account Manager (26) , Account Director (23) , Researcher (20) , Associate Consultant (17) , Senior Consultant (16)

What are the pros of working at Forrester according to real employee reviews?

"Forrester has great people and the mid senior level downward who are truly a pleasurer to work with." ((in 317 reviews)); "A lot of great colleagues who are smart and try to do their best under declining conditions." ((in 129 reviews)); "Great work / life balance" ((in 126 reviews)); "Forrester offers good benefits and anywhere work" ((in 87 reviews)); "peers and low level managers are great" ((in 53 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Forrester according to real employee reviews?

"pay is low compared to industry standards" ((in 71 reviews)); "Feels like the employees are being punished for a bad year but not the exec team for their poor management." ((in 62 reviews)); "Whereas some of the worst leaders are now in senior leadership roles apparently because they manage up very well." ((in 48 reviews)); "Low salary and" ((in 44 reviews)); "1) Persistent Layoffs: Multiple rounds of layoffs starting from 2022." ((in 44 reviews))

What are employees saying about Forrester layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Forrester layoffs and their outlook for job security at Forrester in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Forrester locations?

Cambridge , Boston , San Francisco , Nashville , New York , Washington , Dallas , Norwalk , Austin , Wilton , Denver , Seattle , Foster City , Chicago , Raleigh , Los Angeles , Philadelphia , Atlanta , McLean , Ventnor City , Irvington , Jersey City , New Brunswick , Provo , Billings , Phoenix , Chapel Hill , Minneapolis , Rancho Palos Verdes , Oakland

Forrester reviews

2.8

35% would recommend to a friend

(1,730 total reviews)

George F. Colony

24% approve of CEO

22% positive business outlook

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Forrester has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,730 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Forrester employee rating is 20% below average for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

3.0

Jan 5, 2026

Past employee review

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Plenty of employee perks, focus on employee experience

Cons

Seems to be spinning in the same place - not much growth in recent years.

5.0

Dec 30, 2025

Great work environment

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company is hybrid but reasonable; the work environment is supportive. The work is interesting and you have an opportunity to affect real change.

Cons

Like many companies, internal culture has been hurt by recent layoffs.

2.0

Dec 23, 2025

Forrester needs to follow it's own advice

Account director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are still enough good people hanging on in hopes of returning to the "good old days" to make work sometimes enjoyable.

Cons

- Execs blame sales for their own errors. The executive team made poor decisions and continues to double down on them rather than admit any kind of mistake or make adjustments. To make matters worse, they actively place blame on sales and others who bear no responsibility for decision making or for the company's cultural decline. Leadership has dug their heels in and no longer listens to feedback from client facing staff or even to clients themselves. - sales and deliver teams are forced to make false promises to clients. Teams cannot deliver on the new stated value propositions due to lack of staffing, lack of understanding of clients, and ridged rules for client engagement. This leaves sales to decide between making false promises and being blamed by leadership for poor delivery or being honest and being blamed by leadership for not selling the false promise.

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