Forward reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(75 total reviews)
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Adrian Aoun

65% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

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1.0
Jun 1, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Schedule flexibility, work from home

Cons

Worker misclassification - many of us are "contractors" despite our roles and positions within the company following the legal definition of an employee. Forward doesn't want to pay out benefits, pay taxes, or give shares if the company sells. 0 growth prospects, awful treatment, awful pay (don't be fooled by posted salaries - they don't account for the very high contractor taxes you will be paying). Expects skilled people with degrees to have advanced medical knowledge, perform technical troubleshooting phone calls, be able to perform the entirely of the care coordinators job duties as well (a separate position that pays more than scribing), manage and maintain the entire team as a visit coordinator, and so much more for less pay than my local Mcdonald's and Walmart offer. I have worked here for 3 years and have been declined pay raises multiple times, with the reason cited being "we don't have the money". Job duties and scope have increased so dramatically in these years that it is offensive. No effective leadership present whatsoever, incredibly high turnover means that you will never speak with someone who is actually knowledgeable about your situation and can meaningfully help. They know that many of their workers rely on the work from home and flexibility and abuse that. No benefits at all - will promise you 40 hours/wk, then tell you it's your fault for expecting anything when they cut you back to 10.

2.0
Jun 1, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

* Remote work * Flexible hours * "Decent" pay hourly pay

Cons

* We are illegally categorized as contractors -- no benefits, no protected leave, etc. * Though there is a flexible schedule, hours are allocated from a preference sheet and not guaranteed. * We got a raise once from $15 - $17 but only because the new scribes we were training made more than us. In addition to no raises, our workload has DRASTICALLY increased over the last 2-3 years, now covering work responsibilities from TWO other teams (IT and Care Coordinators) * Management encourages feedback but never follows up. Speaking of management, for 4 months, we have been wondering who we report to. There is no clear chain of command and the turnover rate in management is poor for a company that is only about 7 years old. High turnover rate for MD's also. * Instead of taking the time to make improvements, communication within our team is limited and taken away to avoid employees collaborating and bonding. We've offered so many options for process improvement (a lot of us have training/education in other fields) with no response and the processes that they implement USUALLY make our jobs harder. * Lack of appreciation from managers. They don't speak to us. * YOU WILL FEEL GASLIT = Toxic positivity. "Everything is fine and great". * Out of date training completed by your peers (with no additional compensation) * You may be contacted outside of your work hours to help with visits caused by their inability to schedule appropriately therefore negatively impacting work/life balance.

1.0
May 12, 2022

Do not work here

Recommend
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Pros

Great colleagues (fellow doctors are amazing and so are the MAs) Cool tech (but it get's old)

Cons

If you have any self respect as a physician, turn this job down. - You are treated like a robot - You are paid bare minimum (VERY low salary for docs compared to even other health care start up companies-- so no, this is not normal for start up nature, they are robbing you) - The CEO will take you on meetings and make you feel small, insignificant, and demoralized. He should not be involved in your personal life yet he makes it a point to tell you what is good for your path in life and belittles anything else you may want such as work life balance. - The senior management and even senior physicians that no longer see patients have become puppets to the CEO and no longer treat their fellow colleagues with respect or put their needs first. -Move on with your job search if you want better culture, because this place is not worth your mental or physical health repercussions

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