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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
      3.0
      May 5, 2017

      Things are good and then...Surprise, you are laid off.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Loved everyone I worked with face to face. -You can play video games at work and no one will think twice. -Depending on your role, you will get lots of free stuff (games, tech). Even if your not in editorial, you will still get free stuff now and again. -Opportunities to work at gaming and tech conferences around North America and sometimes get rock star treatment while you are there. -Life/work balance is amazing. - Try new tech and games before the public does. -Get to work with PC Gamer, TechRadar and GamesRadar -The office space is cool and in a great location (though they are talking about moving.... again) -Catered lunch on Wednesdays (but not the swanky 415 you see in the pictures, they cut that) -Lots of snacks and different drinks.

      Cons

      -At Future US you can get laid off at any moment. No warning, no whispers. Even high management will not know it is going to happen until its already over. -Employees are constantly asked to do more with less. -The top execs in the UK make decisions without telling anyone. -They will lay off workers but then buy seemingly useless media properties. -The US no longer has HR. (cause they laid them off) So now HR is ADP and one woman in the UK... -Getting a raise is almost laughable. -There is little communication between the US and UK teams. It can sometimes feel like "us verses them." -Every time you think things are looking up they seem to fall right back down.

      4.0
      Apr 5, 2017

      Hard work, but rewarding

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      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

      Everything's important, except the peopl

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      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.
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