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      Future

      Engaged Employer

      Future reviews

      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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      714 reviews
      5.0
      Jan 17, 2020

      Great company with a great vision

      Special projects director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great company with amazingly talented employees. Future has an outstanding vision of the space and what's on the horizon for years to come. Profit pool and unlimited vacation are just a few of the perks.

      Cons

      May be hard for some employees to move up, especially those in editorial-type roles, where turnover is few an far between. But Future does always look to promote from within if you're open to expanding in new areas.

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      Future Response
      6y
      We're so happy to have you here, and thank you for bringing your energy to the team! Our People & Culture team is working hard to encourage vertical mobility in our US teams through tools similar to what is offered to our UK counterparts through the Apprenticeship Levy and more. And as you pointed out, we're always excited to hire from within when new opportunities arrive. But I can't stress this enough, if moving up is something you're excited about, be sure to bring it up regularly during your 121 sessions with your Direct Report! Make it clear you want to do more, and that information will make its way to those who can help.
      4.0
      Jan 8, 2020

      Positive Environment

      Staff writer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Future Plc appears to be a great place to work in tech. Having being absorbed into the company through the purchase of a large online media network, I've yet to encounter any corporate issues. Everyone above and beyond is always friendly and quick to get answers to lend a hand to ensure each day is a smooth sail.

      Cons

      Nothing right now, the company seems to put employees towards to the top of the agenda.

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      Future Response
      6y
      Thanks for leaving your feedback! We're excited to have brought your energy and enthusiasm into the company and look forward to building something bigger and better together. As for your advice to management, message received! If you have people in mind, please be sure to make your voice heard.
      1.0
      Jan 2, 2020

      Zero-vision, no-product content farm

      Technology
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Leftovers of talent and technology from previously acquired companies.

      Cons

      The company operates on a very simple principle - it's an advertisement driven content farm fueled by false/inaccurate self-marketing and driven by low-paid employees. There is no product, there is no path for growth, there is no vision outside of acquiring more and more companies, firing whole product/business/engineering teams, and dumping all content into their semi-functional platform from the 90s. If you are an engineer - your skills will stagnate, there is nothing to learn. If you are a product person - well, I'm sorry, but you are no longer with the company - no need for product team when there is no product :) The only good people left at the company are the content team - and even they had to unionize in order to get some protection. Future is known for getting rid of people left and right, without any reason or advance notice.

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      Future Response
      6y
      As a member of that new generation you have a glimmer of hope for, I'm going to first say thanks for highlighting some of the areas we as a company need to improve from a tech perspective. There's always room for internal growth, new systems and new technologies to help improve the entire company. And it's unfortunate you didn't feel like you were a part of that process, because had you felt that way I think you might have seen things differently. As part of that new generation you mentioned, I've seen huge ways to improve the platform you are so unhappy with and the people we've shown those changes to have been nothing but supportive. The change you are so vocally lamenting the absence of is right here, being coordinated and implemented as I write this. There are a lot of people very excited about what is happening next for the tech driving all of of the Future websites, and a lot of it is coming from the teams we've acquired so rapidly over the last year or more. It's not immediate change, for sure, but it's happening and it's a shame you're no longer a part of it.
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