Have to fight hard for most things - Anonymous employee Nielsen Employee Review

4.0
Sep 2, 2010
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Incredible breadth of opportunity, unparalleled in the industry Proactive senior management, changing the culture for the better Just starting to recognize and reward high performers

Cons

Large organization with a matrix of hurdles to jump over to serve the clients (we are our biggest impediment) Loose matrix structure can lead to a lack of support, forcing senior executives to succeed based upon their own personality rather than organizational strength Low pay for long-term employees, who are loyal and don't know any better

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Cons

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1.0
Apr 16, 2026
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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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