Good while it lasted... - Project Manager II Fortrea Employee Review

3.0
24 Mar 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Line management is a life-saver if you have the right manager. Mine was excellent and fought for me. Most colleagues will be professional and keep you engaged as an employee. During healthy financial times, bonuses and merit increases were fair.

Cons

There are many in upper management (mostly VPs) that can't hide the stress of the spinoff from Labcorp and place the blame on those below them that work the hardest. They give the impression that they will be around for just a while and then be moving on. The spinoff has also caused major stresses with systems integration. The new CEO is very skilled at sugarcoating financials in order to keep them around. It certainly seems that the company will need to be bought in order to survive.

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5.0
2 Oct 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Great people, good pay, good work life balance.

Cons

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1.0
15 Jun 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

In my experience, the greatest benefit of working here was the breadth of exposure I gained across my function. That said, much of it came out of necessity rather than design. Due to what I observed as persistent understaffing, high turnover, and recurring rounds of layoffs, I found myself taking on responsibilities that stretched well beyond any defined scope. If you're someone who learns by doing and can tolerate ambiguity, you will walk away having touched more than you would in a more stable environment. Benefits were adequate, though it was my experience that the company announced plans to eliminate dependent coverage starting in 2027, which was a meaningful shift for employees with families.

Cons

In my time here, I found role clarity to be nearly nonexistent. I went without a formal job description for the duration of my tenure, and despite raising it, leadership indicated for well over a year that it was being worked on. That pattern, in my opinion, reflected a broader cultural issue: change was frequent but poorly managed, and directional guidance from leadership felt inconsistent and at times difficult to trust. I personally felt that communication about the company's position and direction was not always straightforward. The organization also appeared, in my view, to default to workforce reductions as a primary business lever rather than investing in stabilization or accountability. When leadership gaps surfaced, my experience was that they were minimized rather than addressed directly. The culture within my dept was also something I struggled with. In my experience, there was significant misalignment around ownership and responsibility, and the dynamic felt more competitive than collaborative. Rather than pulling in the same direction, it often felt like individuals within the team worked against one another rather than in cooperation, which made an already challenging environment that much harder to navigate.

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