Nielsen reviews

3.0

39% would recommend to a friend

(8,196 total reviews)

David Kenny

42% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

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
May 1, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- A lot of manufacturing companies hire Nielsen associates because they purchase Nielsen data and would need people to help analyze their Nielsen data. So a good start if you want to move to the Retailer or Manufacturing side in the long run. - They do have a Work from Home program. - Great people to work with. - Good career progression in some departments but not all.

Cons

Work Life Balance really depends on which department you are in. In Innovation Analytics (BASES) or Custom Analytics, no work life balance. In Continuous Analytics and other Professional Services department, the hours are steady 9-5pm. They do have a work from home program but it really depends on whether your department supports it or not. I'm currently in a department that doesn't support it at all when really the tasks I do can easily be done at home.

2.0
Nov 11, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay scale, company car, laptop, cell phone and “field freedom” to wok independently. (60 percent of the time)

Cons

Daily performance numbers based on the performance of your assigned homes, about 85 to 100 of them. Little Timmy plugs in a new xbox without call you first, home faults, grandma forgets to log in using remote, home faults, any electronic failure with nielsen equipment, home faults. You are responsible for the actions of randomly selected homes. You will be expected to be available to work 8 am to midnight M-F. If you need time off within that range you must ask for approval. Performance number are low, expected to work saturday and expect to call aggravated cooperatives (nielsen homes) mostly done on Sunday night to set up appointments.Understand, most homes don't know what they are getting in to when they sign up and get upset, frustrated from all the visits to fix stuff, be prepared to deal with lots of animosity. This job is OK for single people, family people beware. It isn't a job but a lifestyle because the work load is unbearable most of the time. Keep in mind, it ia a random sample, one day in a mansion and the next day the Opposite. (filthy, roach infested, stinky homes)

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