Forrester Reviews
Updated 17 Jan 2020
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Pros
"Great work/life balance (truly)" (in 129 reviews)
"Forrester truly hires incredibly smart people" (in 99 reviews)
Cons
"Food options for purchase are somewhat limited (Cambridge office)" (in 44 reviews)
"A work-life balance can be tough to reach" (in 34 reviews)
"Great place to work! Good culture and work/life balance"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Forrester full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Very good Sales Director and Sales Managers , Great team spirit, Flexibility and Culture. Very flat management and everyone is very approachable.
Cons
Technology system changes taking forever..... but everyone struggles with that I guess. We need more frontline focused tech!
Advice to Management
Listen to your employees and act on it! They are closer to our clients than anyone. Would recommend having a frontline employee (sales rep) on the advisory board!
Forrester2019-11-17"Great people, great environment"
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RecommendsI have been working at Forrester full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Learning from the best in the business
Cons
Not fully onboard with remote working
Forrester2019-10-21- Helpful (1)
"Valuing intelligence, trusting and empowering people."
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RecommendsPositive OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Forrester full-time for more than 8 years
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Freedom to study the trends and topics that interest you, with minimal management interference Collaboration with intelligent, fascinating colleagues Global travel, if you want it Positive feedback every day from the clients we help
Cons
Too much task-switching sometimes, not good for people who like to focus on one task for however long it takes to complete it. Promotion isn't on merit but on how well you manage up. Unwillingness to acknowledge mistakes and, hence, learn from them.
Forrester2019-10-15 "Great place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Forrester full-time for more than 3 years
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Started my professional career at Forrester, and haven't looked back. I have been afforded so many opportunities with this company: from travel, career growth, learning, exposure to a wide variety of clients...
Cons
Sometimes we don't drink our own kool-aid, ie we can very siloed and process-driven.
Forrester2019-10-18- Helpful (1)
"Fantastic company with great culture"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Forrester full-time for more than 3 years
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Managers Great teams Flexibility Growth Comp & Bens Culture Chances to grow within the team Work enjoyment
Cons
It would be great to have improved systems which would help with being paperless
Forrester2019-09-20 - Helpful (6)
"Awful"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Forrester full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
You get to learn a lot
Cons
Management hasnt got a clue and you are just a number. No compassion, no culture.
Forrester2019-09-04 - Helpful (5)
"Account Director"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Forrester full-time for more than a year
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Good clients, although lots are losing patience with Forrester as the research isn’t relevant to territory. Some great colleagues who are attracted initially by the perception of what Forrester do. Nice office and location.
Cons
Really strange company. Preach one thing to clients then do the opposite internally. Sales leadership is poor. Metrics only approach, managers just go through motions and tick boxes. Very cliquey between managers, toxic and political. Good place for junior sales people as they get exposed to senior clients, but if you are senior and good at what you do then avoid this place at all costs. It will suck the life from you. Forrester, like many other companies, play the game with Glassdoor regarding reviews. Read between the lines, the clues are all there.
Show MoreAdvice to Management
None. You have your heads in the sand and won’t change. Get back to your metrics and carry on.
Forrester2019-09-25 "Fantastic place to work"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Forrester full-time for more than a year
Pros
Intelligent culture. Flat org structure. Plenty of opportunity to grow. Fantastic clients and interesting projects.
Cons
Publicly owned when still small. Risk adverse as a result, as well as a highly complicated legal/audit backend which impedes speed.
Forrester2019-08-27"Maybe maybe not"
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I have been working at Forrester full-time for less than a year
Pros
Good bunch of people to work with on the shop floor
Cons
Some of the managers need interpersonal training
Advice to Management
Don't promise the world
Forrester2019-08-02- Helpful (14)
"Marketing is a Clique, Avoid at Any Cost"
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Doesn't RecommendNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Forrester full-time
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Good salary and benefits. I worked with the best and smartest analysts around.
Cons
Forrester is a great company that I was proud to be part of, but my experience has been one of disillusionment, frustration and sincere disappointment. It is in a way a paradoxical company. They preach one thing, they act in a completely different way. At Forrester, Marketing is a clique, a very closed group in which only a few selected “friends” are allowed to participate. During 11 months, 14 people have resigned from the Marketing team. A few complaints were made, but EX failed to understand our serious certain issues are and dismissed most claims as a lack of understanding and communication or as a disconnection. Unfortunately, there is much more than that... and they know it.
Show MoreAdvice to Management
Passion. Integrity. Respect.
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