Fora
What's the Work-Life Balance Like at Fora?
Frequently Asked Questions
Most HQ roles follow a hybrid model—engineering, for example, currently spends three days a week in the office—with flexibility on remaining days and some roles fully remote depending on function. That in-person time is intentional: employees have found it helps with the kind of spontaneous problem-solving and relationship-building that's harder to replicate remotely, while day-to-day flexibility stays real.
All employees get an unlimited PTO policy plus three dedicated weeks a year to work from anywhere, generous parental and family leave, and flexible scheduling around personal needs.
Mental health support is built into Fora's core benefits: our health plan includes no-cost access to Headspace, our Wellhub subscription bundles mental wellbeing apps alongside fitness and nutrition tools, and every employee has access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for confidential support.
We back that up with unlimited PTO and three dedicated work-from-anywhere weeks a year to make real time off possible, a dedicated wellness room at HQ, and a quarterly engagement survey that People Ops uses to catch workload and burnout concerns early and act on them with department heads directly.
Finally, we put together yoga classes, boxing classes and other wellness classes for employees to connect and unwind.
What People Are Saying About Fora
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Autonomy Over Hours: Advisors are portrayed as setting their own schedules with no required hours or quotas, scaling from a few hours a week to full time and fitting work around parenting or another job. Feedback suggests this control over client volume and timing is a primary enabler of balance.
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Remote or Hybrid Flexibility: Advisors work from anywhere by default, while corporate roles follow a NYC-based hybrid cadence with flexible Fridays and limited “work from anywhere” weeks. This mix enables location flexibility without fully sacrificing in-person collaboration.
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Workload Manageability: Platform tools, centralized booking and commission handling, templates, and a large library of on-demand trainings with live office hours are described as reducing administrative time and speeding problem-solving. These supports help many keep routine tasks lighter so time can go to clients or recovery.
Fora's Benefits
Offers a flexible time off policy
Provides bereavement leave
Provides paid holidays
Provides paid sick days
Utilizes an Unlimited PTO policy
Has employee-led culture committees
Offers company-sponsored happy hours
Offers company-sponsored outings
Offers Employee Resource Groups
Offers fitness stipend
Offers wellness programs
Provides access to an onsite gym
Provides recreational clubs
Offers a remote work program
Utilizes a flexible work schedule
Utilizes a hybrid work model
