Forward reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(301 total reviews)
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Adrian Aoun

65% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Forward has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 301 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Forward employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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301 reviews
5.0
May 1, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

I've practiced medicine for many years and volunteered in underserved settings around the world and in the US and I can say without hesitation that Forward is the most meaningful work I've done in my entire life. We have the smartest, most mission-driven people you can imagine working on one of the world's most important and challenging problems- how to scale high quality healthcare to everyone. Where else do you get to work with doctors, engineers, designers, and experts in AI to build a new kind of healthcare system that actually has the potential to reach everyone in the world?

Cons

Startups are not for everyone- in fact they're not for most people. You need very high levels of commitment and an exceptional ability to get things done to make a real impact here at Forward. But changing the world requires hard work and sacrifice- no other way to do it.

3.0
Apr 27, 2023

Not what I thought it would be

Recommend
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Pros

Free forward membership and friends and family discount, free lunch on wednesday, paid time off (21 days), access to mental health resources, great people to work with onsite

Cons

The interview process was quick. For the first interview, they had me advertise a random product I liked. They had me research forward for the second interview and pitched the company back to them. The third round was a mock sales situation and objection handling. I found it somewhat easy, and they quickly offered me a job. However, I felt pressured to accept the offer due to the short time frame they gave me, and it wasn't clear what I was actually committing to. Honestly, I feel misled about the job description. The training is inadequate (just a few zoom calls to make sure you have the script right), and their quotas are challenging to meet. Their high expectations for sign-ups and little guidance make me feel lost and overwhelmed. I think they realized early on that making 15 sign-ups a week is virtually impossible and lowered their numbers to 5, but even that number is difficult to achieve. I constantly feel like my job is on the line. You essentially work 50 hours a week in a mall and often will have to do work on your days off to meet your quota. Your job is to grab mall patrons and get them to tour the clinic and sign up. Most locations have very little foot traffic, which reflects low sign-up numbers. As others have mentioned, there are no growth opportunities. You don't feel important to the company, which is often suggested during weekly staff meetings. Even the doctors and nurses I work with sometimes feel disrespected by things said by the CEO, such as comparing them to an iPhone and suggesting they want to eventually replace our medical staff with AI. Overall, I feel like this role was a test drive for future products they have planned. I feel worn out by the long hours, unrealistically high quotas, and meager pay. I have little time for anything else. Working in a mall and trying to drag in people all day for sales feels demeaning and somewhat tacky for a company attempting to be "the Apple of healthcare." In conclusion, I think this was a poorly thought-out role that was haphazardly put together to please investors. I don't expect Forward to keep this role much longer, at least at my location. TDLR: you work as a salesperson in a mall for 50 hours a week with very little training. Unrealistic quotas for many locations to live up to and always made to feel like you are about to lose your job. Paid days off but reluctant to take them because of quotas to meet. Mentally and emotionally draining

2.0
Apr 20, 2023

Poor project planning

Recommend
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Pros

- On-site staff was great to work with. - The company is diverse. - Free meal once a week for meetings. - Free Forward membership

Cons

The interview process is very quick and does not have enough time to solidify a decision once offered the role. In return, felt pressured. Inadequate training in regards to having someone from the sales leadership team come down to sites to get a feel for how things actually run on a day-to-day basis. Before accepting the offer, I was told that someone would be coming down to my specific site to train in person one-on-one, and never did. You can tell that the team overestimated the expected quotas when initially coming up with the on-site position. Many sites have poor foot traffic which reflects the onsite targets not being obtained. They overhired too many MSA's to basically put us as Guinea pigs to see what works for the company. In return, poor project planning can have an effect on individuals' careers. If you are wanting a role that is fast-paced, then this is definitely not the role for you since it can be slow the majority of the days (you are working in a mall). You are expected to work 50 hours minimum. There are no growth opportunities in the role. Manager can be much better at keeping contact with employees especially since they are not working face-to-face if you have specific questions. Two days of waiting on a response is unacceptable... Overall, I believe that this role is unnecessary for specific sites. There is better traction from interests online when they see the marketing/advertising on their own.

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