Run away. Don't even consider working here - Senior Engineering Manager Forcepoint Employee Review

1.0
16 Mar 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Not many I can think of.

Cons

From the beginning of my employment, there was a constant struggle on maintaining staffing. From the elimination of open positions, right before extending offers, to a total of 3 layoffs. There has been an extremely large turnover. I would guess, maybe in the 30+% range. Executive management is focused on the bottom line and not employee satisfaction. There are constant reorganizations which also contributes to low morale.

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Forcepoint Response
4y
Thank you for sharing feedback about your time with us. We take every review seriously and as an opportunity to improve. We value your perspectives. Forcepoint is evolving – we’ve completed three major acquisitions in 2021 and in 2022 our new ForcepointONE product invites an innovative and exciting working environment! We have the pace of a startup backed by an established enterprise. Our training and support range from cybersecurity industry knowledge, diversity and inclusion and leadership behaviors to ways we can support your unique individual growth path. We are committed to taking the necessary steps to create a culture more attuned and inclusive of the passions, perspectives and potentials of all. We are fostering employee groups at Forcepoint, focusing on diversity recruitment initiatives and celebrating a human centric culture, both inside and outside of Forcepoint’s walls.

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5.0
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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
17 Apr 2026
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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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Forcepoint Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us and we aim to use insight from current and former employees to continuously improve. Please feel free to reach out to a member of HR or the Leadership Team if you would like to share more feedback directly.
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