A very boring place to work, would not recommend - Software Engineer Fortinet Employee Review

2.0
Nov 7, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Job security, the firm keeps hiring because cyber-security solutions are in high demand. They hire a lot of young people.

Cons

Salaries below industry average especially when compared to other US firms with offices in Canada. Extremely high number of Chinese immigrant workers who speak poor English, leading to real diversity issues in some departments. Only 15 days PTO allowed in your first year. No sick days, gotta take PTO if you are sick as no remote work is allowed. No food options available on site, not even snacks. You need a car. Only coffee and tea are available. Working day is 8 hours but no lunch break is included. So you actually must stay 9 hours at the office every day.

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Pros

Great work life balance. Interesting projects

Cons

Internal tools are lacking compared to other places

5.0
Jun 15, 2026
Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

- On target OTE and uncapped commissions - Great overall work culture - A lot of cool Field marketing events - Ability to expense dinners, entertainment, gifts for clients - Great company vision and a broad security fabric portfolio with several third party validations for a well-known cybersecurity brand makes it easy to sell and be successful.

Cons

- New business quotas are the same for every seller at least on my team, who all have very different territories, some with more white space heavy accounts that can be much more challenging to hit quota compared to other territories. Quotas went up by 20% from previous year. - Too many internal systems to navigate - processes and sales enablement tools could be more efficient - You can be the top performer in your US sales segment, and still not make it to President's Club because of the way it's structured - competing against different segments and only top 3-4% get to go each year. Rewarding top performers in general is an area needing improvement in my opinion.

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