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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4.0
May 16, 2012
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Pros

Interesting work, Interesting clients, Great benefits, Management that listens (although may not react).

Cons

No leading edge thinking, conservative in stance. Salaries at mid-point, unclear career progression. Incorrect balance between research and consulting. Research program could be stronger if more focused.

1.0
May 16, 2012
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Pros

The best reason for an industry analyst to work at Forrester Research is that it ramps up your visibility, brand, credibility, and connections in the industry, which is an asset you can definitely monetize through a range of opportunities elsewhere after you leave Forrester. Also, the pay is fine.

Cons

The chief downsides of working at Forrester Research are that it seems to be engineered to burn analysts out through continual overscheduling, overloading, distraction, marginalization, and disrespect. The management culture is dominated by a Cambridge-based clique of people who've been there forever, concoct lame company-wide themes, reorganize the place continually, focus more on sales numbers than the actual quality of published research, fail to recognize great work, promote themselves as analysts when they don't actualy do the research themselves, tend not to read the actual reports that their actual analysts publish, look down on research areas that may not be their personal favorites, skew opportunities (speaking, books, consulting, etc.) to their pet analysts, understaff the analyst teams severely, fail to respect the significant brand recognition that many analysts have gained in their respective areas, deny analysts the latitude and autonomy to define their research agendas as they see fit, and treat experienced analysts like they were lackeys.

4.0
May 15, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Overall experience was very good. They treat their employees fairly. The politics and unfairness of middle management at times is difficult to deal with. I certainly recommend any sales person to look into joining Forrester. It has truly helped me understand the benefits of running a world class sales operation.

Cons

As mentioned above the unfairness of middle management at times was difficult to deal with.

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