Forescout Technologies Reviews

Pros

The first company I've ever been at that really and truly honors work/life balance. From the CEO to all other members of management they ensure balance of life is a top priority. Which isn't to say there aren't long days, stressful times, etc - but management recognizes these efforts and we get it back. Great comp plans, fantastic medical (best I've ever had), they match 401K and promote a culture of recognition amongst peers. First company I've ever seen where non-sales people are recognized for their performance and get to go to President's Club (and this is a significant number who receive this recognition each year from business units like marketing, operations, finance, deal-desk, etc. ) Product is a game changer and our customer approval ratings are outstanding. In my 2+ years the growth and improvement has been constant for aligning previously silo'd teams and every day a stronger, more unified Forescout advances forward. Forescout has a diverse team, and this is a focus by leadership to continue progressing in this area (in 2019 alone we achieved a Board of Directors that is 50% female, and have 3 women in worldwide executive leadership roles, including VP of Worldwide Systems Engineering.) People jump in to help each other and the "in crowd" is no joke. But this "in crowd" consists of people who believe in Forescout, our customers, our team, our product and embrace making Forescout awesome in every way. If you are not someone who wants those things, then you'll for sure be on the outside of this crowd.

Cons

No major feedback, other than to remind folks that working at Forescout is a choice. Those who are giving low scores and venting behind the anonymity of this forum yet don't make the choice to leave - that's on you. Grow up and take some responsibility for your life. The rest of us who know how special Forescout is value candor, value direct communication from leadership, and we value being on a team with people who step in to help even when not their role. We value an environment where people show up because we love it here, where we jump in and get stuff done and don't wait to be told what to work on. We don't take short cuts. We are not lazy. We don't point fingers. We are not a group of people who wait for someone to "fix it" for us. We dive in and figure it out. We recognize that it's up to us to make our company great. This is Silicon Valley so there are plenty of openings out there at other companies. Go to one of those companies so Forescout can fill your spot with a team member who wants to be here.

Pros

Above industry OTE, good benefits.

Cons

Wow - where to start. Multiple missed quarters, a failed bid to get acquired, numerous shareholder lawsuits, a patent lawsuit with a competitor, sinking stock price + multiple layoffs.

Pros

The Forescout platform is powerful, with lots of integrations. It's easy to give compelling demos. Systems engineers have good onboarding and training support.

Cons

A lot of churn and burn in sales and systems engineering management. Sales tools work for one release and then break on the next. Forescout is, at this time, in limbo where they may be acquired by private equity. . . or might not, depending on an upcoming court case.

Pros

Great salary, cool office, great product.

Cons

Zero leadership. Cut throat culture.

Pros

upscale building in san jose headquarter. plenty of parking spots.

Cons

The company calls itself silicon valley based tech company but with over 90% of engineers based out of san jose headquarter and the whole population of engineers are less than some other group. Collaboration with Tel aviv is extremely difficult. Too many politics. Short sighted upper managements with no willing to invest on R&D. The dated product can't compete with new cloud based products. 2020 Q1 revenue dropped nearly 50% comparing to 2019 Q4, which leads to the acquisition on hold. Now they are laying off numbers of employees with poor severance package to demonstrate one company value: "everyone matters".

Pros

Some really great people who I would be delighted to work with again. But thankfully, it looks like they have all moved on as well.

Cons

Very cliquey. If you are friends with the right people, then it's a good place to be. Also too many people don't understand their own jobs or what the people who report to them do.

Pros

Good and Supportive people in Engineering.

Cons

Terrible management. Continuous restructuring and shuffling with limited/no explanation. Stocks going down and not meeting goals lead to company being re-acquired. Very little clarity between upper-management and engineering teams in SJ about projects and direction. Also tons of politics.

Pros

Peer support Team mentality Work life balance

Cons

Incomplete technology that does a little bit of everything but masters none. Integrations are hard, expensive and generally not worth it for the little value you get. Leadership are always chasing the shiny object.

Pros

People are nice here. They play hard. Work life balance is extraordinary.

Cons

Power is highly controlled by Tel Aviv even though HQ is at San Jose. There is no innovations in San Jose office. Management is really political.