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
1.0
Sep 29, 2016

Cheap, blame and dictate culture, unfeeling to staff

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Pros

hhhhhmmm.... thinking..... still thinking.....aaaahhh..... Oh yes, they're in the centre of Bath - that's a con. There are some great staff there.

Cons

Always looking for cheapest ways of doing everything, how to cut costs to zero (including not getting staff in so over-resourcing current staff who end up working ridiculous hours and don't get a thanks). Blame games and non-collaboration. Current staff disillusioned, don't trust staff and fed up.

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Future Response
9y
We appreciate your feedback. We're always looking to take on board comments from our current and former employees in order to grow the business. We value the work of the team and we've always been determined to foster an environment that encourages collaboration, innovation and - most importantly - employee satisfaction. We strive to have a low-cost innovation model and so are selective in our investments. We appreciate that you may have had a difficult experience and would love for you to reach out to us and give us more information. As we said, we're always looking for ways in which we can improve the business. We're proud of our people and couldn't be happier with the success of our transformation strategy over the past few years. This is reflected in the satisfaction of our shareholders and employees alike.
3.0
Sep 26, 2016

Hit and Miss

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Pros

The people here are incredible, reliable (most of the time) and are pretty down to earth. It's a good place to start and get a foot on the ladder in a publishing and you can progress in the company. Some of senior management have got nothing but your happiness in mind and the food downstairs isn't bad.

Cons

They don't spare any expense, for example doing building work to reshape the cafeteria and several offices (that didn't need it) ordering £400 of pizza a week for team moral but not paying for a bike cage in the basement after 2 bikes went missing. As soon as there is a loss people get nervous about who is going to be cut and possibly come back contracting. It just doesn't seem sometimes like they have thought things through.

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Future Response
9y
Thank you for your feedback, we're incredibly grateful to receive all thoughts and opinions from our former employees. We are proud to have some of the best people in the business in our boat and we're lucky to have such passionate colleagues delivering great results. We constantly work with our management teams in the business to ensure their teams are engaged, understand how they fit into the bigger picture and are always mindful of well-being and employee satisfaction. We are careful about where we invest our money and largely, when it comes to office improvements, these are based on huge amounts of employee feedback we receive. Our HR and management team are embedded in the business and always approachable for any feedback, suggestions and recommendations our employees wish to offer. We try to lead with the best foot forward but pride ourselves on being able to review and reflect and if the course needs re-set, then we will boldly do this - we need to stay competitive in our tough market! Thank you for your feedback and we invite you to reach out with any further thoughts and ideas you would like to share. All the best in your future endeavours and many thanks for your contributions to our fantastic business.
3.0
Sep 23, 2016

Great Atmosphere and Opportunities

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Pros

- Great working attitude; Everyone works exceptionally hard and are willing to help out with any questions/queries, no matter how busy - People; Everyone is very easy to get on with and are always up for a bit of a laugh, creating a great working atmosphere - Responsibility; If you're prepared to get stuck in and help out, this is rewarded with increased responsibilities

Cons

- Graduate Scheme; There seems to be no solid plans surrounding the graduate scheme, which was introduced somewhat as an afterthought and has lacked any kind of 'steering' - The plans that were originally drawn up mid-way through the scheme haven't really materialized - Socials; There aren't enough planned work socials, everything is arranged outside of work - Roles; Both a pro and a con - Whilst the seeming lack of a fixed role allows you to experience different areas of the business and ensures that there is never a dull moment, the lack of clear structure can be frustrating at times with no clear direction

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Future Response
9y
Thanks for your responses; we really appreciate the time it takes and value and feedback that can improve our processes. It's great to hear the passion and attitude of our employees reflected in your comments. The graduate programme was a new initiative and, as with any initiative first time round, there are things that work well and others that need to be ironed out. We're proud to say that we've learned a great deal from this and our current grad scheme is on the right track and each year we hope to make the scheme bigger and better. This is only possible with everyone's feedback, so thank you. We now have a specially designed induction programme, multiple training opportunities, careers seminars with our leadership team and regular appraisals. Our primary aim is to allow graduates to pursue the career they want and we're happy to make changes along the way in order to do so. We have an annual company conference followed by a company-wide social, along with some great Christmas parties. We encourage our teams to host their own socials throughout the year as a means of fostering a friendly and collaborative environment.
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