FP&A analyst at Forcepoint
Anyone here work for Forcepoint that can share some insight on the culture? I’m interviewing for a Finance role. YOE: 2
They are having a high revenue growth moment due to covid-19, but generally speaking, their products are absolute shit, and engineering and support don’t give a fuck. Last year they had 40% attrition for first year employees. Some other perks- 4% 401k match, 5 weeks PTO, 10 company paid holidays, finance has to work late hours every end of month, but when in office, they generally get a catered meal out of it
I wouldn't say Engineering doesn't give a shit. At least, I give a shit anyway.
Agreed. Engineering leadership is really the culprit here. Too territorial and political, and the head of it all just doesn’t know what’s going on.
Stay away. Company is doomed for failure and their products are 2-3 generations behind market. Blame it on engineering leader who is a snake / political animal vs. execution oriented
They finally got an ERP last year- everything had been spreadsheets previously. Bottom of the barrel pay, no career advancement, terrible culture, and no collaboration/ no one cares about how their role impacts other areas of the business. Good middle management who cannot control your pay or career progression. Terrible upper management, especially at the VP level and C-Suite (CFO is the exception to that- good guy). Otherwise, they’re snakes. That being said, they are a good company to learn industry tools and work your ass off. I’d say they operate very much like what I assume a consultancy operates like, and therefore has the chance to springboard your career. I joined with 2 YOE and left after 3 years for an offer double what I made at Forcepoint.
Dang thank you so much for the detail. Based off what the recruiter said, the role typically pays 75K but I’m trying to bargain for at least 80K. Do you think that reasonable with Big 4 Exp, MaCC, and CPA?
Yea- I’m not sure what the market looks like now with Covid, but in regular times, they don’t have more than a couple qualified candidates ever apply, normally 2-3 for each role. I myself negotiated a 9% above original offer salary once the offer was given. A peer of mine negotiated 10% above original offer. I would say 5-10% negotiation range is definitely acceptable.