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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
      2.0
      Jul 2, 2019

      The people are great, but the structure needs a lot of work

      Writer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Content creation and editorial teams are great, they are passionate about what they do. - Development departments are also passionate about what they do.

      Cons

      - Very little internal support from Human Resources. - Developers are burnt out too quickly and take on too many projects. - No communication between departments, causing major delays in projects. - Upper management has switched over to a singular cost-of-living adjusted raises, demoralizing the more ambitious members of the company. - While unlimited PTO and Work from Home Policies were available, employees were discouraged from using them in order to achieve to the best of their ability.

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      Future Response
      7y
      Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of Future plc. We truly value your feedback as it enables us to enhance and evolve. One of our core values is “it’s the people in the boat that matter”, and this is reflected through the internal initiatives we’ve introduced, such as our uncapped holiday policy and our annual profit pool. These are in place to reward our amazing people and to enable a good work/life balance. Our People & Culture team is dedicated to supporting our staff and will always endeavor to get back to you within 24 hours of your communication. We are also looking to recruit more talent into both our P&C and tech teams to ensure we support the business as required. Future is a highly ambitious company and one of our strategic goals will always be to grow. But we also value the incredible people who have made our success possible and want to ensure that everyone’s experience at Future is positive. This is why we’ve hired a new Head of Learning & Development and are exploring new ways to support and develop our staff. If you have any further suggestions for how we can enhance this experience, please reach out to us on peopleandculture@futurenet.com
      2.0
      Jun 28, 2019

      Company doing well, but there are some significant issues - I wouldn't want to work there again!

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Unlimited Annual Leave - The people (the majority of people anyway!) - Working across interesting content and big named brands - Company has been transformed since Zillah has become CEO - The company will often surprise you with treats i.e. a day off, cup cakes, etc - The conferences are usually pretty good and informative

      Cons

      - Due to volume of migrations / company purchases there are a lot of fragmented teams, and work is often duplicated or roles cut and the work dropped on other teams, without the required additional resources (I guess they would call this synergies!). Though I do appreciate this would take a while to work through. - If your face doesn't fit you will not progress in the company. In my opinion, managements favourite's progress regardless of performance. - Aggressive / toxic environment to work in - I've seen people made to cry in meetings on a number of occasions, but nothing is seen to be done about it - Until you move away from Future you don't realise how pressurised and crazily fast paced the environment is. Definitely a recipe for burn out. - In my opinion, I don't feel like the people within the business are valued or cared about. They are simply a means to an end i.e. becoming a billion £ company. - I don't feel like Future lives up to their core values

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      Future Response
      7y
      Thank you for your review of Future plc and taking the time to tell us about your experiences here. We’re so happy to hear that you loved working with your Future colleagues and that you enjoyed the staff benefits we’ve implemented. The last year has been a transformative time at Future due to our various acquisitions. While we appreciate that this created a feeling of change, our People & Culture team wanted this to be as minimally disruptive as possible. Connection is what makes our teams tick, and this is why we have centralised some teams and brought others closer together. Our aim isn't to replace people or teams but to make our methods of working more collaborative and efficient. Career development is based on experience and merit. To enable continuous professional development, we regularly promote new internal vacancies, lead a yearly schedule of Lunch & Learn workshops and have introduced a new management training scheme to support the development of our managers. We want Future to always be a positive and supportive place to work. If you’ve seen any instances where you believe this isn’t the case, we encourage you to reach out to peopleandculture@futurenet.com so we can look into this.
      3.0
      Jun 3, 2019

      Fun and passionate

      Video producer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Fun, welcoming lots of passionate people

      Cons

      Management can be detached and distant

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      Future Response
      7y
      Thank you so much for leaving a review of Future. We love seeing how much you enjoy working here and that you value your colleagues. Our management team is deeply invested in the success of Future and making it an enjoyable place to work. We hope this is reflected through our values and our various employee initiatives. If you have any concerns or recommendations as to how we can continue to improve, our People & Culture team are always here to help. You can reach them at peopleandculture@futurenet.com
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