Forterra Reviews

4.1

79% would recommend to a friend

(48 total reviews)

Josh Araujo

93% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Forterra has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 48 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Forterra employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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48 reviews
1.0
1 Dec 2023
Recommend
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Pros

The pay and work culture was great.

Cons

Poor management style, no communication, for it to be a gov. contractor that works with the DOD, they do not convert your clearance if you have one. The hire employees they DO NOT need and lay off staff that was beneficial to the company working nights and weekends to meet deadlines.

1.0
10 Jun 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Free snacks and soda. Bi-weeky cookouts. Good benefits.

Cons

Not aware of or deliberately non-compliant with engineering best practices. Lackadaisical leadership. Unrealistic timelines. High turnover due to wild oscillation between mass layoffs and mass hiring. Questionable safety culture - lots of reminders not to run people over with the robots as if that happens regularly and lots of running vehicles indoors without ventilation. Operators receive little or no training. Poor financial shape (they're on their last chance with their investor and are cashflow negative). Unenforceable 18 month noncompete required at hiring. Also a location that's in the absolute middle of nowhere with most people commuting from 40-60 minutes away.

1.0
10 Dec 2023

Can be tough place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good pay, benefits and office perks.

Cons

Was difficult to work with engineering group who never new how to collaborate or be kind. It seemed they always wanted new ideas to be done the way they wanted and not how the organization needs to evolve.

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