If you need a paycheck, apply. - Senior Sales Engineer Forcepoint Employee Review

1.0
Oct 20, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

5 weeks PTO upfront. A few that I heard of had negotiated good packages. Good people to work with on average, however, most seem to be "B" or "C" players at best. Work/life balance is good if you are on the right team. Good job with marketing and trade shows. Gartner recognition of some products.

Cons

Compensation below market value. No equity. For a tech company benefits are terrible. Very high deductibles for all plans, high monthly cost. It may be better to forego benefits depending on where you live and get your own plan or use a spouses/partner's plan instead. The company was deceptive in the way they described their 401k/IRA plans. You don't see the match until the year-end. For those that leave Dec 31st or prior, you forfeit the entire year of matching. Too much movement in the upper management levels. C level folks still there, which is shocking. Lots of turnover in the lower ranks as well. Had to travel to sales training that started on a Friday, through the weekend, into the next week. Never seen this before. False/empty promises common, search reviews or speak to current or previous employees. False promises regarding money/promotions etc. The hiring of friends instead of qualified talent. Forcepoint is a conglomeration of several different companies, with different cultures, this has caused friction and with the differences of cultures/backgrounds, other issues: "Pockets" of knowledge, not allowing others into some circles, selling products that benefit short term sales rather than selling the right product to build long term relationships. These types of sales teams have to go. Bad decisions regarding product integration, go to market strategy, sales team region/account mapping. I've seen some of the negative reviews disappear. Strange. I would say nearly all of them are accurate. The 5-star reviews are VERY suspect.

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Forcepoint Response
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Thank you for your honest feedback. We are sorry your experience here was not a positive one. We have been making progress each year in total rewards like compensation and benefits and will continue to make improvements that impact the lives of our employees. We are sorry that you don’t feel that the 401k match is for you, but in many companies the vesting period is 1-5 years, at Forcepoint your match vests as soon as it is deposited into your account, no more than 1 year after it is earned. Please be assured your comments have been forwarded to the management team Please feel free to contact our HR department anytime if you wish to discuss further at feedback@forcepoint.com

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To see the evolution of Forcepoint over the last few years has been impressive. We continue to grow and invest in our company and people. I feel as if I make an impact in the company and always feel appreciated. Forcepoint is a great place to excel. Our CEO personally cares about the success of the people and company.

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Cons

I am making $185k total comp as a basic Marketing Manager. Not even a 'Senior' Manager, but just your basic peasant-class Manager. How can I be making as much money (or more) than some of the Forcepoint staff lawyers, more money than some junior-level medical doctors, but my job title is equivalent to that of some recent college grad? This matters because my job is Director-level in everything but title only. All my KPI's, performance reviews, and work, is at the Director level. But because I am a basic manager, some of my peers treat me as if I am 23 years old making $70k/yr with bare bones KPI's. This creates an awkward situation because I am paid more than many colleagues who have more senior job titles than me. But since we do not openly discuss salary, my peers do not know this and think my KPI's are basic, when really I have much higher KPIs than colleagues with more senior job titles It is silly that some peers are making 20-30% less than me, but have more senior job titles just because of tenure - which is a meaningless indicator of performance.

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Forcepoint Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us and we aim to use insight from current and former employees to continuously improve. Please feel free to reach out to a member of HR or the Leadership Team if you would like to share more feedback directly.
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