Future reviews

3.2

44% would recommend to a friend

(714 total reviews)

Kevin Li Ying

60% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

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
4.0
Apr 5, 2017

Hard work, but rewarding

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Fast-paced, right at the leading edge of innovation in the publishing industry, creating original content loved by audiences, and getting the right value for it. The mentality of a start-up with the legacy of a premium publisher. Surrounded by clever people who are experts in their field. Constant challenge. Far more interest in doing great work than indulging in politics. Unlimited holidays, universal profit pool.

Cons

Juggling multiple time zones, breaking out of the 'this is how we've always done it' mentality; relatively low pay.

2.0
Apr 2, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Fairly relaxed and collaborative working space, with no strict hours policy, and no barriers to working with people throughout the business. Good opportunities to gain exposure very quickly to most facets of the company, which is less likely in other media houses.

Cons

The culture of fear. It becomes achingly obvious, very quickly, just how brutal the view of staff in Future is. Within weeks, if that, you'll notice the first people that are suddenly not there anymore. Then more will be gone. It's a pure asset/liability tightrope at Future, as far as staff are concerned and, as the business continues to actively move away from focusing on content (whatever hooey they spin to the contrary), and instead focusing on affiliate sales, anyone not pushing or contributing to that agenda have their days numbered. The management team are petrified of Zillah too. No-one dare make a stand, or even dissent, so everything is essentially micro-managed, and teams are doing work that EVERYONE knows is wrong-headed, but are doing it anyway 'because the boss says'. It's not sane to try and develop a career in such an arbitrary business, so avoid, which is a shame to say, as there are a lot of good people still here. But, they'll get made redundant and replaced with graduates by the end of the year too.

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Future Response
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As former employee we are sorry to hear you felt this way while working at Future. We always encourage our employees to give feedback to their People Partner or discuss with their line manager because it is the people in the boat that matter and the employees are our first priority. It is true that we are a commercial business and so all of our ventures need to have feasible and valid returns on investment so that we can remain profitable and competitive in the market. However, Magazines still contribute to a huge chunk of our revenues and we are incredibly proud of the content within. We value all our teams and we try to be as transparent as we can. We have lean teams with a lot of expertise within their field. Within our competitive market we are proud of their flexibility and dedication because those are the things that are needed.
1.0
Mar 30, 2017

No more leaders left

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Interesting digital media space for someone with zero experience

Cons

The US office has lost its leaders - all of the ones that people respect. Leaders leave because the British CEO and CFO are either making them leave or they act superior but have nothing to show for it. Unfortunately the US is the growth engine of the worldwide operation so this one is going down the tubes

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