Is Forrester a good company to work for?

Forrester has an overall rating of 2.8 out of 5, based on over 1,798 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 35% of employees would recommend working at Forrester to a friend and 22% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Forrester have been left by employees working as Senior Consultant , Customer Success Manager and Researcher .

Does Forrester pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Forrester employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Forrester. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Forrester?

35% of Forrester employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Forrester 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Forrester?

Account Manager (122) , Sales (56) , Analyst (55) , Research Associate (50) , Consultant (48) , Account Executive (44) , Senior Analyst (34) , Customer Success Manager (33) , Principal Analyst (33) , Manager (26) , Senior Account Manager (26) , Account Director (23) , Researcher (20) , Associate Consultant (17) , Senior Consultant (16)

What are the pros of working at Forrester according to real employee reviews?

"Forrester has great people and the mid senior level downward who are truly a pleasurer to work with." ((in 321 reviews)); "A lot of great colleagues who are smart and try to do their best under declining conditions." ((in 129 reviews)); "work life balance is great" ((in 126 reviews)); "Forrester offers good benefits and anywhere work" ((in 91 reviews)); "peers and low level managers are great" ((in 54 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Forrester according to real employee reviews?

"pay is low compared to industry standards" ((in 68 reviews)); "Feels like the employees are being punished for a bad year but not the exec team for their poor management." ((in 62 reviews)); "Whereas some of the worst leaders are now in senior leadership roles apparently because they manage up very well." ((in 51 reviews)); "Multiple layoffs per year creating anxiety" ((in 48 reviews)); "Low salary and" ((in 40 reviews))

What are employees saying about Forrester layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Forrester layoffs and their outlook for job security at Forrester in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Forrester locations?

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2.8

35% would recommend to a friend

(1,731 total reviews)

George F. Colony

24% approve of CEO

22% positive business outlook

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Forrester has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,731 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Forrester employee rating is 20% below average for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews

4.0

Sep 1, 2025

Healthy culture w/ business challenges

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The people and the culture are first-rate. I work with smart, talented, passionate colleagues who will do anything to help me. Very collaborative atmosphere. You'll read a lot of comments about the hybrid work policy (three days/week in the office) - it's definitely an emotional issue. I like the flexibility to work from home on Mondays and Fridays and I'm energized by being with colleagues in the office the other days. Our current policy seems pretty much in line with what most companies are doing these days.

Cons

You'll read a lot of negative reviews here - people are frustrated after three straight years of poor financial performance. Those are legitimate concerns. But this remains one of the healthier work cultures you'll find. It's intellectually stimulating, and people are genuinely kind. A lot of the so-called "culture" issues will be rectified by getting the company back to growth.

Forrester Response

10mo

Thank you for your feedback. I appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback. The camaraderie that our employees share with each other to work together and bring impact and influence to our clients is one of the best. This was also underlined during the annual engagement survey. I am glad you find our culture healthy. We are confident to come back to growth thanks to employees like you who work hard and have immense passion for the work we do. Jobina Gonsalves Chief People Officer

4.0

Aug 29, 2025

Very interesting work, great work-life balance, excellent opportunities.

Anonymous employee

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Pros

The work is interesting and I have a great deal of autonomy. I work with great clients and I get external-facing opportunities that I would not get at other companies.

Cons

Culture is bad. Combination of poor management and aggrieved employees creates a toxic combination. Almost feels like management and employee base are rooting against each other.

3.0

Aug 21, 2025

A little lost

Manager

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Pros

Some great managers, encouraged to innovate, great people and culture in the London office.

Cons

Changed approach to employees once market became employer led, lots of withdrawing of flexibility. Employee Experience (HR) has some old school long-standing people who seem to go against the ethos of the leader of HR and like to micromanage, wield power and foster a blame culture at times - new leader of EX seems really reasonable and keen to make changes. Salaries and benefits need to be improved and benefits be more global e.g. unlimited holiday outside of the US where it's compliant.

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