Future reviews

3.2

44% would recommend to a friend

(712 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 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
2.0
Aug 14, 2008
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Since the management structure is so thin -- as are all levels of the company -- you'll have plenty of chances to put your own ideas into practice (if you can find time to do so), since there are few managers from which you'll need approval. There are many, many talented people to work with -- but since everyone is working at 150% capacity, you'll not have much time to get much benefit from their smarts. The benefits package is flat-out astonishing; the fact that Future US is owned by a European company shows -- in Europe, health care is a right, not a privilege

Cons

The workload is crushing. Not that hard work is a bad thing, but the amount of output that management demands from each employee at Future US dulls creativity and quality. In point of fact, "quality" is not something that management cares about all that much. The general attitude that the Future US management has towards its readership is that readers are basically sheep that want -- or even need -- to be snowed by flashy, shallow coverage of trends and "shiny things." As a result, most Future US properties have become formulaic -- which is actually okay for the workers, since they're working so hard that they don't have the time or the mental energy to think of anything original.

1.0
Sep 17, 2024

Avoid. Avoid. Avoid.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

‘Unlimited’ holiday. Some good people in the trenches with you.

Cons

The company suffers from a toxic work culture, driven by spiteful and incompetent senior management. Communication is poor, and there’s a lack of clear direction. Hardworking employees receive little to no appreciation or support for their efforts.

2.0
Mar 3, 2024
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

I have unlimited PTO and ok insurance. Mildly flexible hours. Coworkers are great.

Cons

Constant conveyor belt deadlines and urgent work coming in unexpectedly. Understaffed teams in most departments. Lack of understanding surrounding teams' work processes and needs, The C level does not know what you do or how you provide value to the company. They do not care about their employees in any meaningful way; taking us from hourly with OT to salaried (I make less than I did 2 years ago even with an inflationary adjustment because of the loss of OT), closing the US offices after just opening one of them 7 months prior and having people relocate to that area to work in said office, and creating new positions to take on 20% of the work of your position at a pay 20% higher. Unclear work expectations and gaps in training. There is little room for advancement since various positions are spread across the globe.

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Future Response
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Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. Your review helps us to understand where there is a need for improvement. We are glad that you enjoy our flexible working and holiday benefits and we are happy that you enjoy working with your team. We will take your comments about company culture and staffing levels as a place of improvement for the future
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