Does Financial Times pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Financial Times employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Financial Times. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Financial Times?

81% of Financial Times employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Financial Times 4.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.5 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Financial Times?

Intern (22) , Reporter (22) , Software Engineer (20) , Journalist (18) , Project Manager (16) , Senior Software Engineer (14) , Account Manager (13) , Customer Success Manager (13) , Sales (12) , Customer Care Associate (11) , Account Director (9) , Internship (9) , Marketing Executive (9) , Product Manager (9) , Researcher (8)

What are the pros of working at Financial Times according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and atmoshpere." ((in 97 reviews)); "FT had a great culture" ((in 82 reviews)); "Company medical benefit is good" ((in 72 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 65 reviews)); "Great colleagues with calm/friendly/supportive personalities" ((in 54 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Financial Times according to real employee reviews?

"Salaries are low, some of the work is a bit boring" ((in 45 reviews)); "No career progression because they would rather hire a new employee rather than promote a current existing one who met all the criteria for promotion." ((in 42 reviews)); "No escalation paths for poor management and for stress management" ((in 27 reviews)); "There were some annoying office politics." ((in 15 reviews)); "Also senior leadership could work on providing feedback in a more professional manner." ((in 13 reviews))

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Financial Times Reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(817 total reviews)

Jon Slade

86% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (817 reviews)

Financial Times has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 817 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Financial Times employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

817 reviews

5.0

17 July 2024

Amazing place to work, great culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Intelligent people, great culture and benefits

Cons

Nothing that comes to mind

5.0

7 June 2023

Great culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good people, product & WLB

Cons

Slow change managemt across the business and political

5.0

8 June 2026

Great culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great culture and mission that everyone can stand behind

Cons

Slower pace than it could be but that's the function of being a publisher

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