Forthea Reviews

4.2

79% would recommend to a friend

(24 total reviews)

Christopher Pappas

85% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Forthea has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 24 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Forthea employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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24 reviews
1.0
26 May 2021

Agency needs work

Recommend
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Pros

If you love being micromanaged, coached/brainwashed to thinking work is your “family” to persuade you to work longer hours, and minimal benefits this is a job for you. If you have standards like equal opportunity for promotions, fair pay and don’t want work drama then I’d recommend any other agency.

Cons

Lots of ongoing challenges like logging your time (or PTO is reduced.) upper management plays favorites and there is always a carrot in front of your nose that you’ll never reach. There is also no job security, take note of employee turnover rates for the last few years. Benefits are minimal for an agency (parental leave is sad, and insurance costs will drive you to be broke for terrible coverage.)

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Forthea Response
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Forthea strives to be a supportive and inclusive workplace with a focus on quality service, provable results and a strong culture of people working together. Our mission has always been to serve others--our team, our clients, our client’s customers, our partners, our community--and to do so in a way that we can feel the satisfaction that comes from meaningful accomplishment. To that end, we appreciate your feedback and perspective, and we’re sorry your experience did not meet that standard. Additionally, we'd welcome the opportunity to discuss with you directly and would love a short meeting to understand more comprehensively this feedback. Like our mission, our values are important to us, as they guide our actions and decisions every day. We strongly believe in constant improvement, high-professionalism and a "one for all" approach to all we do. In our 15 years as a company, we've never had a layoff and consistently have leadingly low turnover for our industry. We are also intentional in our efforts to create processes and systems that help make team member hours manageable, while also holding ourselves accountable and responsible for delivering results and satisfying our clients. We celebrate family - of all shapes and sizes - and the commitments that come with it by offering flexible PTO, competitive benefits and best in class maternity/paternity leave. We are diligent to ensure an inclusive workplace, and females hold more than 50% of the management and leadership roles throughout the company. This is why we are surprised to see your review. We clearly missed the mark and would like to see what we can do to improve. Please consider our request for a meeting and contact our Head of HR so that we can schedule something ASAP. If we do not speak with you, best of luck in your future endeavors and thanks for all your brought to the team during your time at Forthea.
5.0
28 Mar 2014

Future's so bright, we need shades!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Forthea is small, but it's full of smart, dedicated individuals with a vast array of talents. Everybody here is an A+ player and most have experience with some of the "bigger" agencies in town. Employees here are attracted to it because they can create real chance and be part of building something special. Company culture is professional yet laid back. A number of new clients have lead to some nice growth and the addition of new teammates.

Cons

They are sticklers for process, and some see that as a negative. I would argue that having a solid structure in place will support increased growth without going through the fire-drills other agencies go through when they see increased growth.

5.0
21 Mar 2015

Exceptional Digital Marketing Agency

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I’ve had the pleasure of seeing Forthea grow from a small, unknown digital marketing start-up with a handful of employees to a strong force in the industry. To say the agency, its leadership and team, are impressive seems an understatement. Forthea sets high standards and works to exceed them. Pros: - Continuous opportunities for both personal and professional growth with company-provided books, tools, training conferences and more. -A group of intelligent, driven professionals working to produce positive, profitable results for clients and the company. - A friendly, caring team – good people, good culture. - Challenging. Good enough is never good enough. - Rewarding. - Fun.

Cons

Traffic to and from the office - Many people live and work in Houston. Arrive early and stay late to avoid it.

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