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
Jun 13, 2018

The Most Fulfilling Job I've Ever Had

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Forward is on course to truly change health care for the better, quickly. I work with many of the smartest, most motivated, most effective people I've come across, and I'm learning an incredible amount and cherishing the experience. What I work on has impact within days to months. Everyone here is also genuinely nice, Forward hires very strongly for great people.

Cons

Forward moves fast, which means embracing shifts in direction, pushing through challenging timelines, and little downtime. It's fine and manageable once you learn to set personal boundaries and manage your time, it's tough if not.

5.0
Jun 13, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

-Exciting, challenging problems to solve on a macro and daily scale -Worthwhile company Mission with a big team buy-in -Proximity to experienced entrepreneurs (co-founder team) with incredible product vision and willingness to share knowledge -People you work with and amongst genuinely care about you both as an employee and as an individual -Opportunities to take on projects outside of your scope to develop individual and team skills is invaluable -Culture of ownership helps to cultivate a meritocracy that governs the company, each voice is respected and heard

Cons

-For many employees there's higher volatility in your role, but each change often precipitates new opportunity for growth. It's a start-up. -Longer working hours for some roles / teams

5.0
Jun 5, 2018

If you want to change the world, this is how you do it!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Mission. This company is honestly going to do so much good. They are building the future of healthcare if a very intelligent, deliberate, albeit breakneck-paced manner. The mission, to make the best possible healthcare available to the entire world, for free is unbelievably audacious. But they are actually doing it!! In the right way! The tech development is expensive and takes work upfront, which is why you start with a premium product (like cell phones, cars, tvs, everything you use), then after you develop the tech and get more users, it becomes cheaper and more widespread until it is essentially free (like email, the internet, etc). I'm so excited for where we are headed!! What a crazy, awesome mission and team to be lucky enough to work with! - Team. My coworkers are unbelievable. Every single person is not only wicked smart and capable, but also very fun and they type of person you'd like to go on a weekend campout with. I've never worked with such consistently high-performing and awesome people. Love them all with giant, bone-crushing bear hugs! - There is so much transparency and so much to learn. The founders share so much of their thought process, decision making, board meeting feedback, etc with the company - it's refreshing. - Ownership - each person is encouraged to own their area of responsibility. As soon as you've mastered it, the amount of work for you to do and things to learn is unlimited. And nobody is shy about giving you more scope and letting you own more!

Cons

- Changing the world is hard. It's a lot of work. Nothing easy about it. It takes flexibility. I'm reading these reviews, and honestly, I think there are a lot of people that just aren't well-suited to being a mover and shaker. We work hard, but it is the cost of making something incredible. - Work life balance is a tricky one, because, while we all care immensely and work really hard, whenever anything hits the fans, management & teammates are so generous and gracious, bending over backwards to take care of each other. We really feel like family. A very dedicated, hard-working family. - Past issues (with compensation, training, etc. - all inherent to working at a startup) are all getting sooooo much better. The company has grown up a ton, and a lot of these past niggling annoyances are getting cleared up. Having the most amazing head of HR too has already made an enormous difference.

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