Future reviews

3.2

46% would recommend to a friend

(712 total reviews)

Kevin Li Ying

65% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Future has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 712 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 Mídia e comunicação industry (3.7 stars).

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712 reviews
1.0
Oct 17, 2022

Horrible company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

They pay you, there are some very nice people

Cons

My company was acquired by Future. I was excited at first, looking forward to be welcomed to a new environment, but from the start the vibe was weirdly hostile, and mistrustful. We quickly felt like they wanted us to know that we were to play by their rules now - no adjustments would be made from our culture or working practices. These were to be forgotten. Even at the official induction they started to demand we learn and recite their slogans. It was bizarre, we felt like enemy combatants or citizens of an occupied territory being forcibly indoctrinated into the new regime’s ways. It was so depressing, seeing all the individuality and stuff that made work fun and rewarding being sucked out and replaced by a bland corporate one size fits all identity. What people say is true: it’s all about the short term profits. Nothing else matters. Staff are just numbers, lumps of meat to feed the beast -as one reviewer put it. I lasted a few months. I had years experience but no one cared when I left. It’s always the same - if you are going, just go. We don’t care.

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Future Response
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Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts with us. People are an important part of any acquisition and we know the transition period can be stressful and take some time to navigate. Our aim is always to make new colleagues feel welcome and a valued part of Future, we're very sorry that hasn't been your experience. Please feel free to contact us directly if you have suggestions on how we can improve.
2.0
Mar 22, 2022

Some fun, mostly fear

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Many hardworking, smart people that understand the reality of the environment Good brands Strong financial performance

Cons

CEO, no vision for anything other than her own gain and reputation Entirely driven by profit targets that are meaningless to 99% of the organisation Fear-driven culture – most people just hope to get through meetings without getting shouted at or made to look stupid CEO appointed her brother as CRO and now for US despite never having worked in the US. His ascent was a running joke at the company but it’s not funny anymore ELT are just robotic messengers HR is hugely under-resourced – leaders keep changing, impossible to keep up No real investment in brands and websites now horrible to use Too many people are fired / let go without any real understanding. Everyone is always worried that they are next

1.0
May 23, 2021
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Good introduction to digital trading only on a client direct basis.

Cons

Unintelligent management Burnout culture Coercive control Zero remuneration Bandwagoning on ethnic and lgbt+ diversity/inclusion without any reflection within workforce. Career limiting.

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