Financial Times Reviews

Pros

Lots of opportunities. Salaries seem above industry average.

Cons

Still led by establishment. Needs to open up.

Advice to Senior Management

Continue to look into developing new revenue streams.

Pros

The people which are smart and humble. The perks and benefits, which are fair and better when compared to the industry.

Cons

Big gap between objectives and how they are carried out. Topline is set but there is no clear action path to complete it.

Advice to Senior Management

More consistency and also more effort to recognize people's potential and promote them adequately or to give them more visibility on the long run.

Pros

Great colleagues
Nice office
Brilliant brand and product
Good benefits
Really good flexible working arrangements
Lots of opportunities if you want to do something new

Cons

Recognition of outstanding performance is non existent
Pay rises are nearly impossible to come by
Once you're in the door, you become less valuable - there is a strange view that people who are not yet at the ft are better than those already there

Advice to Senior Management

Realise that pay rises and salary increases are an important way to motivate people. We don't just come to work for the love

Pros

Excellent Staff, some good people to meet and get to know
Benefits package is exceptional
Great premises, well placed

Cons

Middle management staff are useless in the extreme

'Old boys club' previals amoungst the managers and staff. if your in it you can get away with murder. frustrating in the extreme if your new and have some good ideas.

Management is ignorant of the needs of communication with staff members, you may as well talk to the desk.

Many of the managers follow their own agendas, if you dont fit that agenda then you will have problems. This is especially the case with middle IT management.

Advice to Senior Management

Review your management structure based on competancy and ability and get rid of the old boys club mentality and the place will be a fantastic place to work.

Listen to Staff reports about their managers, you may be surprised at the results.

Pros

Great Benefits
Great Brand
Established and Respected

Cons

Office Politics
Bureaucracy
Salaries are below the industry benchmarks

Advice to Senior Management

CEO of Pearson which is the parent company is an amazing woman who has leadership qualities envied by others but unfortunately it doesn't trickle down to most of the Senior Management at the FT.

Pros

It isn't a bad place to work. The benefits are good and so is the vacation package. For the most part, they are supportive and understanding. It is a good place to work if you are looking for stability and security.

Cons

There aren't enough opportunities for growth. They seem to select a chosen few and they are the individuals presented with promotions and potential for advancement. It can be a very political environment at times, which can be daunting when you are there to do a job and do it well.

Advice to Senior Management

Invest more in employee development. Promote individuals on both job skills and leadership skills. People don't leave companies because of the companies, they leave because of the managers/leaders. There are many people with manager titles who don't foot the bill.

Pros

Excellent benefits, laid back environment, stable company with solid reputation

Cons

Professional and career advancement is not the norm.

Advice to Senior Management

Make HR a bigger concern and focus on the growth potential for more employees.

Pros

Highly credible brand, world-wide recognition.

Cons

Somewhat rutted idealism, lot of old-business theory behind key decisions.

Advice to Senior Management

Be more open to bottom-up feedback on what works and doesn't work in the market place.
Be more creative in products marketed to advertisers.
Invest more in sales products and less in sales luncheons.