Does Forcepoint pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Forcepoint employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Forcepoint. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Forcepoint?

76% of Forcepoint employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Forcepoint 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Forcepoint?

Software Engineer (74) , Technical Support Engineer (41) , Senior Software Engineer (38) , Account Manager (25) , Manager (24) , Senior Sales Engineer (22) , Inside Sales Representative (20) , Sales (20) , Sales Engineer (19) , Engineer (13) , Sales Representative (13) , Director (12) , Principal Software Engineer (12) , Account Executive (11) , Customer Success Manager (10)

What are the pros of working at Forcepoint according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with and for" ((in 138 reviews)); "Perks & benefits are good" ((in 69 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 62 reviews)); "The community and culture inside Forcepoint is great." ((in 58 reviews)); "Great Team to work with." ((in 55 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Forcepoint according to real employee reviews?

"Poor leadership brought in through the hiring of old friends" ((in 38 reviews)); "Frequent Layoffs and somewhat lackadaisical engineering" ((in 30 reviews)); "If you have a good manager then everything else is at its best" ((in 29 reviews)); "Bad Upper Management." ((in 19 reviews)); "No Job security and no future goals." ((in 17 reviews))

What are employees saying about Forcepoint layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Forcepoint layoffs and their outlook for job security at Forcepoint in 2026.

Forcepoint reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(1,342 total reviews)

Ryan Windham

80% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

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Forcepoint has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,342 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Forcepoint employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

1.0

Jul 28, 2025

Worst company with no ethics

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing to say. If you badly in need of a job join.

Cons

Frequent layoffs All products are failing, except their legacy traditional one Lack of innovation Poor leadership

Forcepoint Response

11mo

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.

4.0

Jul 27, 2025

Great coworkers and managers/directors, uncertainty and indecisiveness at C-level

Sr test engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly work environment, freedom to learn etc.

Cons

Changed 3 CEOs in 5 years, and changed strategies too often - before massive layoff in 2025

4.0

Jul 20, 2025

Positive Aspect of working at FP

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good work life balance

Cons

Nothing found as cons in the company

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Great coworkers and managers/directors, uncertainty and indecisiveness at C-level

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