Kantar reviews

3.5

62% would recommend to a friend

(6,008 total reviews)
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Chris Jansen

74% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Kantar has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 6,008 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kantar employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Administración y consultoría industry (3.7 stars).

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6K reviews
1.0
Feb 9, 2015

A Mess

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Pros

Can be a decent name on a resume that is recognizable when interviewing with media or research agencies. 19 days PTO, MLK and President's day are both considered paid holidays.

Cons

Financially, the company is not doing so well. Many of the companies that make up Kantar Media are not profitable and that brings down those who do make a profit as well. Hiring freezes, very mediocre raises (which almost weren't given at all in 2014), and the HR shared services is an absolute nightmare, which I learned the hard way several times when preparing for, during, and after my maternity leave - a time when I really did not need additional stress, especially from work. Departments have been "streamlined" or "restructured:, which means that everyone in that department gets laid off and they perform a mass new hire in the Chicago suburbs to create a new department that serves all Kantar locations. Three different departments have been "restructured" in the last 18 months, so who knows which department is next.

5.0
Feb 3, 2015
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Pros

People are very friendly and easy to work with. Flexible. Competitive salaries and benefits.

Cons

Leadership needs to communicate direction

3.0
Jan 31, 2015

Great people, amazing offices but politics and slow progression

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Pros

I have been with Lightspeed for a year and a half now and I can say that most managers and colleagues are a stella bunch. Their new offices at 4 Millbank must be in competition with Google with a huge breakout area, tons of informal meeting areas, no shortage of boardrooms and private meeting rooms, games room and even a quiet room that's decked out with sofas, bean bags and hanging chairs...and let's not forget the coffee. Great coffee.

Cons

People tend to stay in the same roles for ages and only receive significant promotions when they've been with the company a better part of a decade and management have been placed on the back-foot with no choice but to look inward. Seems it's easier to hire out and train for the vacant position rather than to promote and be left needing to backfill the position as well as ensuring that the promotee is up to the task. So if you're super competent and expect to see your work rewarded with greater responsibility don't expect to be considered for progression...you're too valuable where you are now ;). Unless you sell your soul to the devil and practice office politics...then you're set for the big time.

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