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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
      1.0
      Sep 19, 2017

      Preoccupied with appearing successful, neglecting everything else

      Production editor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Talented rank and file staff who have genuine passion for their subjects Produces some best-in-class products Decent IT/services infrastructure Bath offices have been recently refurbished and are very nice

      Cons

      Below average pay (even by publishing standards) Terrible career progression options, particularly on the editorial/creative side Management increasingly treating editorial as a 'content farm', where people are easily replaceable, regardless of their experience or talent Constant budget cuts every year - staff are routinely expected to do more with less, with no real care for how that will impact them Patronising management ethos where insulting company 'values' are pushed (even to the point of having them printed in foot-high letters on the office walls) when they mean nothing, and serve no purpose Minimal benefits - there's a Bupa scheme and you'll get a few quid off a Mission Burrito if you show your ID, but that's about it Constant threat of redundancies/magazine closures - in the decade I worked there, Future had at least four large-scale redundancies. Since the last round, they regularly made people redundant in smaller numbers every few months to draw less attention

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      Future Response
      8y
      We appreciate the time you have taken to offer this detailed feedback. We are always looking for ways to improve. We have introduced a new People and Culture team, led by one of our Executive team, so that our people truly have a voice at the table. The team have started launching several initiatives, to gain more internal insight, to make Future a fantastic place to work. With these projects, such as regular feedback interviews, we are trying to make our workplace as transparent as possible for all employees on our commitment to deliver the things they think are important and certainly to surface any issues to the executive team. For us to keep moving forward we need to be able to adapt with the market and be agile. However, magazines are still a huge contributor to our revenues and we value the people that work incredibly hard to produce these. Future’s current position in this changing market is because of the employees and we are proud of their flexibility and dedication towards our amazing brands. It is true that we are a PLC and therefore we must always think commercially - our share price has risen substantially which shows that the market is responding well to our careful investments back into our business so we can diversify our revenue streams and continue to grow our business. We must stay ahead of the competition and this means making tough decisions, staying focused and constantly evaluating our operations and where our resources are best used. We wish you all the best in your future endeavours.
      1.0
      Aug 23, 2021

      Horrible Culture

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      A variety of different brands so you work across different things/ learn a lot

      Cons

      They make a big statement about how amazing the culture is but it's actually quite toxic. People are overworked, replying to emails late at night/ whilst they are on holiday. They are mandating days back in the office almost in a threatening way, other companies are more understanding/flexible. They make you feel as if you should be grateful to have a job when actually they should be happy to have such amazing staff that are incremental to their success. People are constantly leaving so what does that say about the working environment? Quite possibly the worst company I have worked at.

      1.0
      Dec 19, 2018

      Dumbfounded

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great editorial and sales teams.

      Cons

      Unfortunately, these teams are being held back every day by utter incompetence from the rest of the company. HR, especially, are away with the fairies. Total obsession with absurd, sitcom-worthy, Americanised "team-building exercises" that offer absolutely no value to anyone whatsoever. The HR team can find the time to drag you away to the countryside for these exercises for a three-day break. Raise a real issue, however, like being completely unable to carry out your day-to-day tasks due to broken computers or a lack of phone access, and you'll be ignored entirely for weeks on end. Clever schemes like "unlimited holiday" sound fantastic but actually lead to employees taking fewer holidays than they are due. You'll get no support from other teams, either. No access to the server? IT will respond to your *urgent* message three weeks later saying "Is this still a problem?" The accounts team will simply refuse to help you, full stop.

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      Future Response
      7y
      Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We are working hard not only to be brilliant at the basics but constantly evolve our business and culture with a number of initiatives that we continue to receive great feedback on. We are passionate about investing in our induction programme which we launched just under a year ago, to ensure that all new staff get off to the best possible start in Future. We have also invested significantly in IT kit for our staff in 2018, with further upgrades planned throughout 2019.
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