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
3.0
Feb 18, 2021
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Pros

- Brilliant engineering and product teams - Inspiring mission - Lots of learning opportunities

Cons

- Healthcare providers not given enough say in how healthcare is provided - Unhealthy work/life balance - Salaries well below market

5.0
Feb 10, 2021
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Pros

1) I get to work on a mission that could be my life’s work. Even if we accomplish 1-10% of what we’re going after I can tell my grandkids that I built something with lasting impact. 2) I get to work on a truly innovative business with a strategy I believe in. 3) I get to work with A+ players. Everyone is extremely smart, driven, and motivated. And they are thoughtful and fun. I’ve been in a handful of organizations and the people here are the best I’ve ever associated myself with. 4) I’m constantly challenged.

Cons

1) We all have heavy workloads because we take our time hiring the right people. You need to care about the building something bigger than yourself and you need to want to be challenged. 2) It’s a startup. Things change all the time and the path both for the business and your professional growth is often clouded. If you’re not a self-starter who can handle ambiguity, this isn’t a place where you’ll succeed.

5.0
Jan 31, 2021
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Pros

People - The most passionate and mission driven group of people I ever worked with. No politicking or egos flying around. Everybody is an owner and is empowered to effect change. Culture - During one of my recent 1:1s with the CEO/founder (yes, he has 1:1s with everyone at the company) he said - 'do you know what our secret sauce is?' I replied 'mission?!' (arguably Forward is the most mission driven company I've ever worked for), and he said 'no, it's you, it's the people. I don't care about the problem you solve today as much as I care about what you are learning and how you will grow to solve bigger problems better'. That is Forward culture in a nutshell. Heavy emphasis on enabling the employees to own the mission, and giving them space to explore and grow. Product - If you are like me, and want to spend your 50hrs per week maximizing your impact to humanity, then Forward is one of the best places to work for. It doesn't get even more fundamental than healthcare. You are guaranteed to go to bed with a smile on your face (on most days).

Cons

Pet friendly offices - I'd love if the office allowed pets. Especially with work from home due to COVID, the pets are getting used to having their owners around all the time, and I'm worried that they would get depressed after the offices open up.

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