If you want to be paid for your time and work, beware - Technical Support Engineer Forcepoint Employee Review

1.0
20 Oct 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

PTO is generous and hard to beat Your coworkers will be awesome Insurance isn't the worst, but could be better.

Cons

You will be asked to do more than what you were hired for. You will consistently be asked to go above and beyond your pay grade to get things done. You will be told that you're doing great and you're on the track for a raise/promotion/bonus, but it will never come. When you ask when you're going to be compensated, you'll be told they are either working on it or it takes a while to be approved. You will be evaluated based on unrealistic expectations while handling 3-4 times the manageable load and while management will tell you it's getting better and there are plans in the works everything is still chaos. "Changes are coming" will be a phrase you will hear for months/years with no visible change in the situation. The VP does not believe current employees are talented and is trying desperately to fill open positions from external sources rather than promote from within. Many of the level 2 and above technicians are being trained on the floor by level 1 techs that have been at the company for years and still haven't been promoted, not because they aren't any good, but because the company can't afford to. In fact, the only real effort they make to rectify compensation issues is when someone puts in a 2 weeks notice. Then they will bend over backwards to keep them. The people they are hiring in are also being offered below market value for their skills. Do not believe the 3+ star reviews within the last 1-2 years. You'll notice all the recent positive ones are made by directors and managers, most likely prompted to pad the ratings so the company doesn't appear to be as bad as it really is.

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5.0
2 June 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
17 Apr 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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