Does Future pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Future employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Future. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Future?

44% of Future employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Future 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Future?

Editor (41) , Account Director (15) , Staff Writer (15) , Freelance Writer (12) , Account Manager (10) , Manager (8) , Marketing Executive (8) , Senior Editor (8) , Content Writer (7) , Sales Associate (7) , Account Executive (6) , Director (6) , Writer (6) , Analyst (5) , Graphic Designer (5)

What are the pros of working at Future according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with" ((in 69 reviews)); "The culture is great and they are not micro" ((in 33 reviews)); "benefits were good but compensation scale wasn't" ((in 29 reviews)); "unlimited holiday (I know it doesn't suit everyone but I like the lack of admin)" ((in 28 reviews)); "The team is friendly and the onboarding from HR is very thorough" ((in 28 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Future according to real employee reviews?

"Low salary and it could get a little busy" ((in 33 reviews)); "Upper management at the time was careless, rushed decisions, took stabs in the dark." ((in 15 reviews)); "Senior leadership have no emotional intelligence" ((in 14 reviews)); "But they swallow back their tears because their manager just sent them another email about some random new work they don't want to deal with." ((in 11 reviews)); "They are mandating days back in the office almost in a threatening way, other companies are more understanding/flexible." ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about Future layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Future layoffs and their outlook for job security at Future in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Future locations?

New York , South San Francisco , Washington , Atlanta , San Francisco , Los Angeles , Ogden , Clark , Succasunna , Union , Montgomery , Richmond , Brooklyn , Cary , Austin , Dallas , Egypt , Palo Alto , Denver , Vancouver , Philadelphia , Boston , Richfield , Florida City , Tamarac , Egypt

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3.2

44% would recommend to a friend

(714 total reviews)

Kevin Li Ying

60% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.1

Culture & values

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

Future has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 714 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Future employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

714 reviews

4.0

May 1, 2025

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Account director

Recommend

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Pros

Great place to work. All employees are friendly.

Cons

Nothing at all so far

4.0

Apr 18, 2025

Supportive management, amazing holiday

Graphic designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Regular pay rises Supportive management Amazing holiday allowance Fair appraisals Thorough training and lots of encouragement to upskill Good communication with upper management LGBT staff very welcome Good accomodations for parents

Cons

Monotonous, uncreative work Publish content that encourages fast fashion and other unsustainable content John Steinberg doesn't value or invest in print despite it being a cornerstone of the business

2.0

Apr 10, 2025

Reusing work without compensation or credit

Writer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Was fun working there at the time.

Cons

Keep seeing reposts of videos where I wrote the script. They've cut out the credits portion of the video and obviously haven't been compensated for It.

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