Expectations are low, and morale is even lower - Engineer Forcepoint Employee Review

1.0
Oct 16, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

* Decent salary compensation * Executives are well-dressed * Career opportunities abound given the high employee attrition

Cons

* Benefits are not competitive * Expectations are low, and morale is even lower * It's not a coincidence that Austin-based reviews on Glassdoor are positive while reviews from all other sites are very negative. The leadership and management teams are in Austin while product teams are scattered around the world. The Austin-based leadership team seems to think that they can do things like list "Leadership Qualities!" and distribute leather bound books with a paper thin description of company strategy and get quick buy-in from employees. Satellite offices are disconnected and distrustful of HQ. * The company is marketing and selling a series of hollow ideas that aren’t even backed by smoke and mirrors * Retention is a huge issue - the company is continuously hemorrhaging talent. * Forcepoint financials aren't doing well. My remaining hope for the company is that the executive team is completely restructured in the next year and that Raytheon gets around to making some much-needed, hard strategic decisions

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5.0
Jun 2, 2026
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Pros

To see the evolution of Forcepoint over the last few years has been impressive. We continue to grow and invest in our company and people. I feel as if I make an impact in the company and always feel appreciated. Forcepoint is a great place to excel. Our CEO personally cares about the success of the people and company.

Cons

Fast paced environment, strategy changes as the market changes. fun but can be hard for some.

3.0
Apr 17, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Remote friendly. Good culture depending on the team.

Cons

I am making $185k total comp as a basic Marketing Manager. Not even a 'Senior' Manager, but just your basic peasant-class Manager. How can I be making as much money (or more) than some of the Forcepoint staff lawyers, more money than some junior-level medical doctors, but my job title is equivalent to that of some recent college grad? This matters because my job is Director-level in everything but title only. All my KPI's, performance reviews, and work, is at the Director level. But because I am a basic manager, some of my peers treat me as if I am 23 years old making $70k/yr with bare bones KPI's. This creates an awkward situation because I am paid more than many colleagues who have more senior job titles than me. But since we do not openly discuss salary, my peers do not know this and think my KPI's are basic, when really I have much higher KPIs than colleagues with more senior job titles It is silly that some peers are making 20-30% less than me, but have more senior job titles just because of tenure - which is a meaningless indicator of performance.

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