Forrester reviews

2.8

35% would recommend to a friend

(1,731 total reviews)
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George F. Colony

24% approve of CEO

22% positive business outlook

Forrester has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,731 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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1.0
Mar 14, 2023

All that glitters is not gold

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Pros

Good brand locally. Actually thought it was interesting and really liked it for a while. Most just really great work/life balance with remote work.

Cons

- Mother of all kool-aid drinking fake smile culture - "transformative" change is never meaningful. The recent product updates were a complete 180 on the whole value prop of Forrester and didn't actually offer any better value to customers. Just raised prices and put up gates where they weren't previously. -removed remote work benefit, which was the only reason to stay - no innovation - getting crushed by many competitors

2.0
Feb 1, 2023

Mismanagement To Say The Least

Anonymous employee
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Pros

-The people are very nice and welcoming - very hardworking -Brand recognition

Cons

Management has absolutely no idea where to take this company even when they have built a brand that can compete in the market. They have changed the product set 3 times this past year and somehow cant even develop a one pager on offerings to show clients. Not only does it make the job hard, but you look like you don't even know what your company covers in the industry. Anywhere work also turned into 2 days a week with barely any notice but get this.. you don't get your own desk, and the conference rooms book up all day so its hard to work even in the office. If you want personal growth at a company, don't even bother. Company struggling and they stopped promotions which would have only been the only hope for your incredibly low compensation package. Don't even bother right now with Forrester.

1.0
Feb 28, 2025

Just Don’t.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- unlimited pto - Kind, smart, thoughtful Individual contributors (who carry this company on their backs while being constantly overlooked for promotion and recognition.) - great clients

Cons

There are healthy organizations, there are overtly toxic organizations, and then there’s Forrester. Forrester is like an air freshener. Flowery, saccharine sweet, artificially masking something foul and rotten. Giving you a headache, making you sick. Distracting from the view in front of you. Forrester is not healthy for employees. Open the windows and breathe some fresh air instead.

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