Forrester Reviews

Pros

What makes the Forrester experience iconic? Curiosity. People here are insatiably curious - about colleagues, clients, their potential, and the future. Most importantly, I feel heard and valued. My best days at work are spent trading ideas with people much smarter than me - everyone contributes and the discussion crackles with passion, intelligence, respect, and accountability. My manager trusts me to use my best judgement, coaches me to stretch myself, and is respectful of the need for work/life flexibility. In short, I am treated like a professional.

Advice to Management

Keep investing in the employee experience.

Pros

-Fun, unique culture that celebrates employees' individuality -- really tries to practice what it preaches regarding a culture that keeps employees happy.

-High level of transparency between the executive team and employees -- contributes to a greater sense of community and teamwork that extends throughout the company.

-Generous benefits package.

Advice to Management

Career mapping process for junior employees could use some refinement (I do acknowledge steps are being taken to address the process in general).

Pros

Always opportunities to learn and grow in your career.
Smart and passionate colleagues!
 Innovative ideas are encouraged.

Pros

Career growth. It's the first company I've worked at where growing is apparent and encouraged. The culture at Forrester is also one of the best. There really is a sense of community.

Pros

-Team
-Environment
-Growth
-Challenging
-Atmosphere
-Forrester is like a tight knit family. No matter what office location you work in, everyone is easily accessible!

Pros

You will learn a lot from extremely smart people and get great coaching from your manager and most business leaders. Forrester's brand and reputation carries weight outside the company. Benefits are fantastic. Ability to work from home once a week is priceless.

Pros

- Great culture. All of the leaders seem to really care about their employees.
- Many companies say "Work Hard. Play Hard." This company actually does it. It's a great environment to feel motivated and rewarded.
- Good work/life balance. They give a lot of sick/personal leave and a good amount of PTO
- Competitive Pay
- If you like marketing, technology, and business processes as general topics, you will absolutely love the content in your day-to-day work here.
- They are more concerned about doing the right thing for the customer, than getting money out of them.
- Sales managers seem to all be people who have previously been extremely successful salespeople. It's nice to be able to go to them for advice and help.
- Professional atmosphere. It's not "Stuffy" but it's also not a "hipster chill" environment. Leaders understand that we spend a huge chunk of our lives at work, so it's set up to enjoy your time at work and to feel like you can be yourself.

Advice to Management

- Obviously this is a review on a sales position, and salespeople's jobs are to drive sales. However, most (if not all) new team members who were handed "second hand" accounts. It doesn't seem fair to give us steep quotas and monthly quotas when we're trying our best just to help the customers get the value they already paid for. Don't just give us "blanket quotas". It would be nice to have quotas based on the actual accounts that we're working with.

Pros

The people here are stellar and that’s what makes Forrester such a great company to work for! I love that the executive team is transparent. They truly engage with all employees throughout the entire organization.

Work/Life balance is excellent. Some days I may have to come in early or work late but I also have the flexibility to compensate for that on other days. I'm also given the freedom to make decisions and to complete work in whatever way I think is best. However, my manager is always there to lend a hand when needed.

Forrester also has great employee programs/perks and vacation time.

Pros

Conscientious culture, with people who really care about doing right and doing well. Culture of speaking up, constructively. Responsive leadership - take feedback, take it well, willing to consider and evolve - listen, and act on good suggestions. CX and EX infused. Work with smart people who enjoy being here; people who care about doing great work. Recently opened office here in Nashville has brought a huge group of great people together. Lots of opportunities to grow.

Advice to Management

Continue applying best practice advice to ourselves, in smart strategic ways, just as we advise our clients. It's great when we enlighten our clients through insights - and example.

Pros

I thoroughly enjoy my role and responsibilities at Forrester because I know that I', making an impact.
At times Forrester has a start-up feel to it, which is unusual for a company that is over 30 years old. Have ideas? Speak up -- management and your peers will listen. Are you willing to try new things? Do it (with permission) -- and help the company (or even just your group/dept.) to innovate.
I've never experienced a company culture as strong as Forrester's, and I enjoy coming to work every day.
Yes, there is constant change at Forrester - but the amount of change is no different than any other company that I've worked at.
Employees here work hard and are dedicated.
There are numerous opportunities for career growth.

Advice to Management

Continue to encourage innovation, continue to take risks, create new messaging that goes beyond the age of the customer story, and increase the focus on how to help clients lead change within our research.