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 321 reviews)); "A lot of great colleagues who are smart and try to do their best under declining conditions." ((in 129 reviews)); "work life balance is great" ((in 126 reviews)); "Forrester offers good benefits and anywhere work" ((in 91 reviews)); "peers and low level managers are great" ((in 54 reviews))

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

"pay is low compared to industry standards" ((in 68 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 51 reviews)); "Multiple layoffs per year creating anxiety" ((in 48 reviews)); "Low salary and" ((in 40 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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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

1.0

Mar 5, 2024

Go-To-Market Disaster

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Honestly can't think of pros outside of unlimited PTO.

Cons

Change in GTM strategy means we can't sell to customers under 50M. Customers are coming to us asking to give us money for our research/services and we have to tell them that we don't want their money. The CEO and leadership have no idea what they are doing and it's sad because this company has so much potential.

1.0

May 13, 2023

Like most said - SINKING SHIP

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

I've met some of the most amazing people during my time at Forrester, but that's about all I can say. The flexibility was great as well.

Cons

Underpaid. No transparency. Terrible product roll out... these are a few of many cons I could list off. Forrester went extremely downhill in the past 8 months, faster than I could have imagined. I truly loved this company until a ton of new leadership was introduced and now feels like a toxic and cold workplace. The CEO and executive leadership definitely ate their words when they said during a previous global call that there would be no more layoffs... and bam. LAYOFFS. It's only going to get worse from here and it feels like Forrester has dug themselves a huge hole they won't be able to come out of for a long time. Beware - you're just a number at this company.

1.0

May 5, 2023

Yikes

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great mission and impact with customers. Benefits are alright...but even that keeps getting diminished.

Cons

Culture is toxic, morale is deep deep in the dumparoos, and managment at all levels is scripted, robotic, misleading and lackluster AF.

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