A good thing gone bad - Anonymous employee Nielsen Employee Review

2.0
Oct 16, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible work hours and the ability to work from home when necessary. Some departments offer a reduced work schedule during the summer months. Medical benefits and vacation time is comparable to other companies.

Cons

I used to say that the best thing about Nielsen was the people, but sadly that is no longer the case, especially when it comes to management. There is very little opportunity for advancement, salaries are extremely low and people are over-worked. Following a recent organizational change, there is a complete lack of direction and workplace politics are at an all-time high. Many people are frustrated and have left the company. In my department I also witnessed and have been the victim of workplace bullying.

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Pros

Absolutley nothing. Which is a tragedy, because Nielsen was once an absolutely great place to work. I wanted to retire here. The culture used to be great, and I really loved being a part of this place. I loved my team, my management, and the people. Then along came the current CEO who is the classic example of a person who knows the cost of everything, but the value of nothing. He took over and ran the company full speed ahead in to the iceberg. And to try and save the sinking ship, he laid off literally thousands of highly experienced, highly trained, and highly engaged people to replace them with fresh overseas hires who know nothing about the company and expect them to be trained from the ground up to replace literally centuries of collective expererience and client relations. It's a disaster. This CEO shouldn't be trusted to run a lemonade stand.

Cons

Everything. Pay, job security, culture, management. Nothing is good here anymore. Don't take a job here unless you are truly desperate. And even then, it should only be as a stop-gap until you can find something else.

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