The sword of Damocles hangs over everyone at all times - News Editor Future Employee Review

1.0
Jul 15, 2020
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Pros

It's like starring in your own tragic comedy

Cons

Ask any former Future staff member about their experiences with the firm and you'll get the same answer. The firm takes over its rivals, guts them from the inside out and then sacks staff from both the wider Future team and the newly acquired firms. Editorial staff members that would be junior team members at anywhere with integrity are given senior job roles (but junior pay) and handed the responsibilities of their newly departed colleagues. The imbalance of experience between editorial and sales means that nothing is off limits when it comes to making a quick buck.

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Future Response
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Before I go any further in this response, if you genuinely feel like you were in a constant state of fear regarding your job I implore you to reach out to our People & Culture team so we can get that dealt with. That is the farthest from the environment we have worked very hard to create. Change is hard, and Future has changed a LOT over the last couple of years. It's not difficult to admit we weren't as prepared for rapid growth as we should have been, but there's been so much work to address this over the last year that I struggle to agree with you regarding how we handle junior and senior staff members. We're a company which values expertise in every aspect of the company, and sometimes that expertise lies more in developed skill and less in veteran status within the organization. Please, please consider reaching out to P&C with these concerns, we would love to add your feedback to our improvements. And I sincerely hope you are happier in your next position.

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