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      ForeFront

      Engaged employer

      ForeFront Reviews

      4.5

      88% would recommend to a friend

      (36 total reviews)

      Michel Berger

      87% approve of CEO

      87% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.7

      Diversity and inclusion

      4.5

      Culture and values

      4.4

      Career opportunities

      4.3

      Work/Life balance

      4.3

      Senior management

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      ForeFront has an employee rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 36 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The ForeFront employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      36 reviews
      1.0
      8 May 2017

      Don't Work Here

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      They'll hire you straight out of college. The office is pretty.

      Cons

      If I was further along in my career and realized the level of abuse I experienced then, I would have sued these people. We're talking comments about your race to explain poor performance and collection tins appearing on your desk that say "Plastic Surgery Fund." There is next to no training, and you are often expected to jump through arbitrary hoops to please two owners with very different expectations. You learn by trying to do something, not doing it right, and then getting berated for how it should be done and repeating. Don't work here unless you're desperate for the money.

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      ForeFront Response
      9y
      It is disheartening to see such a negative review. We are proud of our 20-year history of nurturing and growing our team. Our training consists of a 90 day onboarding process, mentors, shadowing on projects, continued education, and weekly 'Lunch & Learn' team building. We have a diverse, open-minded, multi-cultural team from around the globe. Abusive behavior is not tolerated here and race is not a deciding factor in our employment decisions. We welcome you to reach out to our HR Director to discuss your alleged claims.
      2.0
      12 Feb 2021

      Good Entry-Level Opportunity, Risk of Overwork

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Friendly coworkers who will help if you are in a bind. You are never completely alone. Even as an entry-level developer, you will work directly on client projects which gains you experience in the Salesforce industry. Team members pull their weight, including the owners who live off of this company like a drug. Good use of Agile processes. Development Managers often care about their team members and will step in to help when needed.

      Cons

      Type A personalities dominate the company, so much so that ‘appearing busy’ drives success more than actual work completion. People are constantly overworked, then praised for their ‘60 hours billable’ dedication - no mitigations of those situations. Project Managers come in with little experience in Salesforce and are immediately blamed for any poor performance on their project, never the Sales team (led by an owner) who set unrealistic expectations with the client. Owners micromanage so much that they have reviewed individuals’ timesheets on a weekly basis and send feedback to their managers. You are expected to log 8 hours per day in 15 minute increments (not industry standard of ‘4 hours this project, 4 hours that project)... NO it is ‘30 minutes creation of field A, unit testing’... and you are often forced to either work 9 hour days to log 8 hours or add bathroom time to a development task. Turnover is moderate here as many developers leave around the 2-year mark... they will state developers are here 10+ years but that is a small few. Management will speak positively about projects that are on fire and need all hands on deck to fix, but projects that run smoothly will receive no attention. Salesforce ‘development’ is mostly partnerships with managed packages that focuses on learning custom configuration that will not be as useful for career growth as Apex development.

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      ForeFront Response
      5y
      Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts through this review. While we would wholeheartedly agree with your Pros, we would like to address a few datapoints: 1) Because we take every review seriously, we analyzed the 2020 Timesheets data entries. Only a handful of our team members ever worked more than 45 hours per week and it was for 3 weeks only. Of course, in any service industry, there may be a week or so when an extra few hours are needed (and those extra efforts are always appreciated through yearly and spot bonuses). Our PMs made significant efforts to minimize their frequency to ensure work-life balance. 2) We allow for team members to log a scrum call in 15-minute increments if they choose/cannot bundle it with other client activities, but it is at their discretion (not directed by ForeFront or clients). Again, the review showed that less than 5% of 2020 timesheets have an entry logged in a 15-minute increment. 3) The average tenure of our team right now is 4.5 years with many team members having stayed with us for over 8+ years. We appreciate every review and always endeavor to continue to find ways to keep ForeFront ranked as a Top 10 Best Places to Work. We wish you best of luck at your next opportunity!
      5.0
      27 Jan 2021

      Perfect spot to get your start!

      Salesforce developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      I thoroughly enjoyed my time spent as an employee at Forefront for my 6+ years there. There’s always a friendly atmosphere on the development teams whether you are on a internal work call or just chatting at lunch. The members of the team are helpful and it was a great place for me to learn the ins and outs of a project team. If you prove you are good at your job responsibilities it is noticed and you are rewarded for it. As a developer, Forefront’s in-house development tool, “Maestro”, removes a lot of Salesforce development pain points and is one of the aspects of the company I will miss significantly. The work hours and work from home situation are flexible and the benefits package is quite good for a US company of Forefront’s size. During pre-covid times the company hosted weekly Friday lunches from local businesses with lots of wine provided! The company also hosts a yearly Forefront day as a thank you to the employees as well as a New Years Kickoff event to go over the company’s progress and plans for the next year. Both events are a blast with fun activities scattered throughout.

      Cons

      The work can sometimes get overwhelming when you are needed on many different projects at once, but my manager always tried his best to limit that. There are also lulls in workload, which can be equally tough as billable hours are one of the main metrics of performance. Unfortunately, a developer’s allocated billable hours are not decided by them which can cause some stress when filling out timesheets. Salesforce development is moving towards less and less coding, which is no fault of Forefront, but something to consider when deciding to go into this consulting space. To combat that, Forefront has plans to start up a product division of the company, but this is not operational yet.

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      ForeFront Response
      5y
      Thank you for your review and kind words. We pride ourselves on the development and growth of our team and make it a priority to provide them with quality benefits, an agile but nurturing work environment, and a work-life balance. We are thankful you chose ForeFront to grow your skills & we will do our best to follow your advice in the future.
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