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 308 reviews)); "work life balance is great" ((in 128 reviews)); "Your colleagues are smart and your ideas are challenged" ((in 128 reviews)); "Forrester offers good benefits and anywhere work" ((in 98 reviews)); "peers and low level managers are great" ((in 55 reviews))

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

"Pay is low compared to competitors" ((in 70 reviews)); "Feels like the employees are being punished for a bad year but not the exec team for their poor management." ((in 61 reviews)); "Whereas some of the worst leaders are now in senior leadership roles apparently because they manage up very well." ((in 49 reviews)); "Recent layoffs are disheartening but understandable." ((in 46 reviews)); "Low salary and" ((in 38 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?

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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

Ratings by category

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.0

Culture & values

3.0

Diversity & inclusion

2.6

Compensation and benefits

2.6

Career opportunities

2.3

Senior management

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).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

1.0

Feb 23, 2024

No future

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I had some great colleagues

Cons

Hyper focus on selling a product no one wants or has budget for. Ridiculous metrics. Very little team collaboration.

2.0

Feb 22, 2024

Not What It Used to Be

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Used to be the people.. every 20+ year person at January meeting said that. The people!! A few good ones left, but not many.

Cons

CEO and exec team have decided not to listen anymore. To the employees, to our own Research. It’s very disheartening to see this ET and realize none of them have the employee best interests at heart. As the financials get worse, the treatment of employees gets worse. There’s a “suck it up and deal with it” mentality. It’s very impersonal. I miss the days of the ET being approachable and collaborative.

1.0

Feb 16, 2024

Can’t afford to leave can’t afford to stay

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Hard to come up with at this point. Some great colleagues, but they’re dwindling and fading just as I am.

Cons

Stagnant, almost laughable (if I wasn’t crying) pay that is well below market rates. Can hardly afford to live on the salary Forrester pays. But can hardly find the time to apply elsewhere given the amount of work now shouldered on all of us picking up the slack from the recent and ongoing layoffs. And when asked if the ELT can understand this, they tell us to keep grinding and to work harder, and we’ll be fine. Can you imagine thinking that’s the right messaging in the face of layoffs and legitimate concern? Gaslighting and coldness. This place has been one slap in the face after the next.

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