A good entry-level job for a college grad, but very common to burn-out within a year - Senior Research Analyst Nielsen Employee Review

2.0
Jan 7, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

-you get to work with a diverse list of clients in media and CPG, which can be impressive on resume -flexibility in working from home/time off if planned for ahead of time -young people who are friendly -clear path in career progession

Cons

-expect to work long hours as an analyst/snr analyst/assoc. manager -stressful and ridiculous expectations in terms of workload, at times -low pay given the amount of hours spent doing work -little to no bonus (if you are junior, expect at most 5% of your salary) -poor work/life balance -poor benefits package -bad office locations -big learning curve so you are only independent and functional after 6-8 months -you can get burnt out quickly due to workload -turnover rate is high and happens often, which leaves the people left behind in a poor position to carry the workload. new hires also aren't useful/functional so it's a constant catching up process with people coming, staying 1-2 years, then leaving

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
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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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