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      3.0

      39% would recommend to a friend

      (8,196 total reviews)

      David Kenny

      42% approve of CEO

      32% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.4

      Work/Life balance

      3.1

      Culture & values

      3.1

      Compensation and benefits

      2.7

      Career opportunities

      2.6

      Senior management

      Nielsen has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 8,196 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Nielsen employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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      8K reviews
      3.0
      Jan 30, 2013

      I want to love it....

      Analyst
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      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The people are amazing. They are so smart, really fun, and great to be around. The work is really interesting, never dull, really challenging, but in a wonderful way. Very flexible in working from home. Lots of opportunities... IF you get lucky with your management.

      Cons

      Terrible work life balance... Long hours and no recognition. Sometimes feels like you get punished for being good at your job (ie. get more work, have to help other people), while people who are struggling get it really easy (ie. shorter hours, lighter workload). I want to love my job, and I think I could, but every day I see tremendously intelligent people getting screwed over in terms of management, raises, bonuses, recognition, workload... etc.

      2.0
      Jul 1, 2012

      Selling Marketing Information is NOT like selling jet engines

      Vice president
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Well known name. Bonuses were paid out even in down years (though they were obviously quite a bit smaller).

      Cons

      The company talks about meritocracy and rewarding top talent but it's just that - talk. Unfortunately, instead of investing in people, the company is stripping out experienced people and having lower level associates do the work of two. Raises are held to a minimum regardless of performance.

      2.0
      Sep 22, 2011

      Great place to start - don't stay too long

      Senior analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Nielsen is a fantastic place to begin your career because you get to work with a wide array of well known clients and learn your industry. -Nielsen affords you the opportunity to do things much sooner in your career then you would likely be able to otherwise like project management and client presentations. -Additionally, after 3-4 years, having an everyday office presence is often times not mandatory.

      Cons

      -There were a few one time isolated 'shock' incidents that prompted me to begin searching for a job so it is fair to say that treatment/actions by senior management is a downside to working for Nielsen. -Compensation is not competitive with your clients. If you leave the company to work for a client, you will discover that you will be able to earn 25-50% more working somewhere else. If Nielsen offered fantastic work/life balance, that would not be as problematic, but working 70 hours in a week and/or working over vacation time or holidays is too common to say that. Given the compensation differential and mediocre work/life balance, why stay? -There is weak senior leadership. My business unit has had more leaders than I have years with the company. -The company is overly bureaucratic and has too many decision makers who are process oriented instead of results oriented. -I have seen several talented individuals voluntarily leave the company in the past year voluntarily. Watching this consistently transpire is devastating to morale.

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