Claims to be a meritocracy but it's not true - Research Analyst Nielsen Employee Review

2.0
Jan 15, 2015
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Pros

Ability to move departments within the company. Get to work with big multi-national clients.

Cons

From the moment you begin they regularly claim that they operate a meritocracy, that promotions will come as soon as they are warranted, and they are not based on other colleagues. Yet they regularly have promotion freezes lasting for 6 months or more. They will only promote a small number of people each time, and they have specific quotas on what performance review they can give people. Only expect progression if you can shout the loudest and have the right manager.

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