Forrester reviews

2.8

35% would recommend to a friend

(1,730 total reviews)
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George F. Colony

24% approve of CEO

22% positive business outlook

Forrester has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,730 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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4.0
Apr 28, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Career progression is a real thing at Forrester. They put time and energy into developing their people and will offer opportunities as they arise. If you are in a role that feels like there's no chance of moving up, consider altering your role to gain more experience/exposure and a chance to move up via a different path. Work/life balance is great and overall culture is inviting.

Cons

consistency with annual increases, some years they have been frozen. This hurts everyone, especially when many teams are spread thin and doing more.

2.0
Apr 22, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great people and good immediate team structure

Cons

Everything else - horrible first job to have - cannot overstate how little early career growth they gave to RA's and how little the c-suite and execs valued us. Definitely valued on a team basis but the work was repetitive with no room for growth. it's not like theyre hiring anyone new but if they are - run the other way.

3.0
Apr 20, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The people are great, they respect your time

Cons

Limited opportunities for upward mobility, declines in company performance causing mass layoffs every year, no salary increases

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