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      Future

      Engaged Employer

      Future reviews

      3.2

      46% would recommend to a friend

      (712 total reviews)

      Kevin Li Ying

      65% approve of CEO

      37% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.4

      Work/Life balance

      3.2

      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 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
      Sep 25, 2017

      Has gone rapidly downhill over time

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Central Bath offices Casual dress code Some really talented, friendly and genuine people work there

      Cons

      Constant rounds of redundancies Company seems obsessed with replacing experienced staff with graduates Nigh on impossible to get promoted unless you work in sales or are in the "higher management clique". Terrible salaries in most departments, huge discrepancies in salary within teams leading to low morale and resentment. Most departments are understaffed leading to high stress and burnout. Most managers are there for the money but don't actually want to manage people - poor performance often goes unchallenged and becomes a burden to the remaining team members.

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      Future Response
      8y
      Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts regarding your time at Future. We are very fortunate to have an extremely talented and impassioned workforce in such a central location. As is well known, Future has been on a journey of transformation over the last few years, which has required us to make difficult decisions and reshape our organisation. We have come a long way on this journey and now look forward to growing and evolving the business. With said growth comes more exciting opportunities, which we actively share internally on a weekly basis. We also offer a generous employee scheme to encourage employees to share these opportunities within their personal networks. At Future we also offer industry leading employee benefits which we are extremely proud of. Thanks again for your comments, we wish you the very best.
      1.0
      Sep 19, 2017

      Preoccupied with appearing successful, neglecting everything else

      Production editor
      Recommend
      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.
      4.0
      Jul 31, 2017

      Overal an average experience

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Autonomy - you are treated well by Line Management and left to do the job you are employed to do Senior Management have a good understanding of the industry

      Cons

      Lack of knowledge/experience of staff within company, career progression

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      Future Response
      8y
      Thanks for taking the time sharing your feedback. It is good to hear management is appreciated because of their place and knowledge of the industry. Part of this knowledge is the fact that our industry is very competitive and we need to keep moving forward to do business and continue to grow. This means that every day we need to reconsider and refocus where we are going to invest. Graduates are certainly a part of this journey as we look to hire talent that can adapt with the business as it grows! So far we have established a good base from where we keep working to improve our work atmosphere for the employees as well as being competitive in the market.
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