Nielsen reviews

Widely known that pay is lower than at other companies and the client. Flexibility perks are not made available consistently across management. New rotational programs and mid career incentives are not permeating management at local levels. Lateral movements seem to hurt promotion potential. Bonus system hurts your bonus eligibility overtime if you are not always in very top rankings. 10 to 15 year goal to offshore all analyst and operations roles to India is explicit. Lower levels are training and mentoring their replacements. Managers are often assigned employees with no formal management training. Smaller offices are neglected in funding facilities, training and building culture. Core services are stale. Nearly all improvements are at high cost to the client and hard on client relationship.

The idea that Nielsen can compete in a tech-centric world is a joke. Everything is run on Internet Explorer. Seriously? IE? Off-shore tech support is basically useless. My company was acquired three years ago. Zero on-board or integration training. Disorganized and lack of central focus. I have no idea what 90% of Nielsen does. Business units don't collaborate, and sometimes compete with the same clients for projects. Growth in my business unit is limited. I'd have to jump ship to move up, but given that our business units are not all aligned I would basically be starting over as a newbie. Upward and lateral transitions only really benefit senior management. Benefits package is really disappointing compared to what our previous company had.