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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
      Mar 26, 2019

      No future

      Product manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      This company heavily invested in technology at some stage, which gave it an edge

      Cons

      Company driven by investors rather than people building a consistent thing.

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      Future Response
      7y
      Thank you for your review of Future . While our investors are important to us, we are devoted to building a company where our employees feel proud to work and where they have the opportunity to work on innovative and world-leading publications, events and services. If you have specific feedback, please email People & Culture on peopleandculture@futurenet.com. We appreciate all feedback as this helps us grow and evolve.
      3.0
      Mar 12, 2019

      Fun place to work

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I worked at NewBay Media prior to the acquisition last year. – I had some great colleagues with a strong sense of rapport. – There were plenty of opportunities for early-stage career growth. – Staff were afforded a great deal of freedom, which generated plenty of opportunities to assume a high degree of responsibility and take ownership of their brands. – Although they were overstretched, upper managers clearly cared about their teams, and there was an evident desire to meet the expectations of staff. – The liberal work-from-home policy allowed staff to engage in the "deep work" required to meet the requirements of their roles. – Great work/life balance for (organised) staff.

      Cons

      – The relatively flat structure and low staff turnover among upper management meant there were few opportunities for growth past a certain point. – At the time, there was a shortage of resources for brand growth, and manpower was insufficient. Paradoxically, however – by virtue of the advertising funding model – there was constant pressure to show that audience engagement was rising, or at least not falling. – Financial investment in career development for staff was rare. – Ground-level employees were given no agency in some aspects of decision-making that would have benefitted from their input, and upper management often did not take into account the industry-specific issues impacting the directions publications should have taken. – At the time, team morale was at an all-time low, and there was a persistent threat to job security. – Almost no benefits, e.g. healthcare, dental, bonuses.

      5.0
      Mar 8, 2019

      A clear sense of purpose

      Head of learning & development
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Future has a clear sense of purpose and cares 100% about its audience and staff. Its refreshing to work for a company that has articulated its goals, values and objectives so clearly. With a CEO and board that are approachable and keen to receive insight/feedback.

      Cons

      none at this time for me

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