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
1.0
May 3, 2015
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

You get to work with a specialist subject you are passionate about.

Cons

Management view employees as assets and are happy to see them worked into the ground, as long as magazines go to print on time. There is no respect for experience or ability, only what difference the staff make to the bottom line. Truly awful. Management does not share the workforce's passion for their subjects, leading to some incredibly bad decisions at the top level. It's no wonder their titles are in rapid decline. Having now sold of many titles (including profitable ones, for some reason!), Future are in their death throes. Avoid.

1.0
Jul 15, 2013

No Light At The End Of This Long Tunnel

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

They're still paying the electric bill.... so the lights and heat are still on. John Marcom is no longer the CEO so that should be updated. He was better than the current person.

Cons

Everything. The executive has no direction. I've seen and heard management talk badly about each other because it's cut throat and not real leaders. The current president is Rachelle Considine and she's awful as far as a leader goes. She might be good at Sales but NOT the rest of the business. We've been focused on 'digital' efforts for over a year with no deals in sight. print is dying and so is future. It's sad that people spend a majority of their time updating their resume and going to interviews. I can't help but wonder if the company really worked if they'd be somewhat successful.

1.0
Jan 9, 2025

Clique-y, confusing and unsupportive

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Exciting titles in their portfolio Some great individuals who work there Unlimited annual leave

Cons

Lack of structure Lack of support Lack of guidance or clarity Clique-y environment that's hard to infiltrate Unclear expectations and unfair treatment when these expectations aren't met Scapegoating when things don't go to plan Big egos unwilling to collaborate and looking to feather their own nest Lots of 'yes men' A somewhat callous attitude to people who don't 'fall in line' Underpaid for expected output at work

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