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
Jan 8, 2025

Sinking Ship

Recommend
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Pros

The job I do is simple enough that I only think about it during my work hours, I can keep work out of my personal life. I can take time off no questions asked which is helpful for appointments and taking needed breaks.

Cons

There's too many cons to list but the most important ones are the following. The C-Suite has zero idea of how to run the business, make a profit & keep their talent. Instead of providing higher pay and promotions to keep the talent Forrester is letting them walkaway, then hiring individuals who don't always fill in the shoes. There's a lot of empty promises about moving within the company but it feels like pulling teeth. They can't handle any complaints and stopped the ability to have live questions during company meetings so they can cherry pick conversation topics. The Sales team doesn't get their quotas or territories solidified until the middle of Q1 which is setting up employees for failure and massive confusion. If the execs were able to run this organization that aspect would be figured out in Q4. The pay is absolutely abysmal that it's truly a joke in comparison to other companies. They are making employees come into office 3 days a week within a radius without paying employees enough to live in the area. At this point the pay is minimum wage which is an absolute joke.

1.0
Jan 6, 2025

Sinking Ship

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The benefits are great and most of the people are very smart and care about others.

Cons

There is 0 training in this job especially after the acquisition of SeriousDecisions. Nobody knows what they are talking about when they try and pitch a prospect. If you try to get help, you will ask a question to 10 different people and get 10 different answers. There is no coherence amongst the Sales organization. For a company that supports Sales personas in numerous markets, you would think Forrester would have it figured out internally. The people that work here extremely intelligent and have the best intentions, however, it is hard to justify this when your VP of Sales threatens your job 6 months into the role when you are at a lunch ‘meet and greet’ (no lunch provided) “You better update Salesforce, or update your resume.” Overall, Forrester is going through a ton of changes and trying to compete with the big fish like Gartner and it’s not working. There is a reason why a lot of analysts at Forrester are leaving.

4.0
Dec 25, 2024

Amazing place to work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good talent to work with, culture and work life balance

Cons

Salary component not too attractive

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