Nielsen reviews

3.0

39% would recommend to a friend

(8,208 total reviews)
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Karthik Rao

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32% positive business outlook

Nielsen has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 8,208 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Nielsen employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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8K reviews
2.0
Aug 1, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Schedule is flexible. Benefits are adequate.

Cons

Company buyout, corporate restructuring therefore job descriptions are constantly changing, ie increasing duties and requirements, less overtime and compensation. Middle management disorganized, lack life experience and people skills.

1.0
Aug 19, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

At it's best, Nielsen was a business where you could start out in ops, marketing, the field, technology, wherever, and learn/grow your way into a completely different part of the business. At one time, you could learn directly from the people who built the modern version of the business during the 70s, 80s, and 90s as they reached the end of their careers and worked to establish successors.

Cons

Private equity, abandonment of quality as a defining principle and marketplace differentiator. The old checks, balances, and quality measures have all been abandoned. The devolution has been slow but steady since the 2000s (see Dave Calhoun (GE, NBCU, Boeing) and Jack Welch evangelists brought less six sigma and more brute force offshoring/outsourcing to the business. Evergreen/Brookfield have only accelerated the inevitable dissolution/parting out of what was once a powerful, global business.

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