So-so working environment, friendly co-workers - Junior Software Developer Fortinet Employee Review

3.0
Feb 22, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Very friendly co-workers, annual company-paid group outing. Job is easy, no pressure, seldom working overtime. Work hours are somewhat flexible, can come in as late as 10am. Every employee (developers at least) gets two new computers. Free dinner is provided if you stay until 7pm.

Cons

Poor management compared to the company I worked at before. They don't seem to know how to manage big software projects well. The office is poorly located in the heart of the crows' world. If you go to work on foot, you will need to navigate through bird droppings, while breathing them in the air. Do a search for 'crows burnaby' and you'll know what I mean. There seems to be a shortage of men's washroom in the building since 80% of the employees are males. Never expect to enjoy the washroom alone if you are a male. The company's culture is Chinese dominant, if you do not speak Mandarin, you might find it a bit hard to fit in. The company is a little cheap in some ways - The computers don't come with pre-installed Microsoft Office or Outlook. The employees have to assemble the desktops by themselves on their first day (I feel this should be the job of the IT department, but seems like this office doesn't even have one) I wouldn't say the pay is low, but it can definitely be higher for a medium-sized company.

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5.0
Jun 15, 2026
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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.

2.0
Jun 9, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Solid, stable, predictable. Most people are out of the office by 4 or 5 pm. Life is easy and expectations are low.

Cons

Little support for marketing. Fortinet has too many products and too many product lines - and every product owner is fighting for attention of sales. The company is firmly wedded to it's hardware roots. Fortinet has not invested in internal systems. Reporting is awkard and cumbersome, and adaption on enterprise AI is still a long ways off. There are no women in senior roles.

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