Nielsen reviews

3.0

39% would recommend to a friend

(8,201 total reviews)

David Kenny

41% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Nielsen has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 8,201 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
2.0
Aug 12, 2012

Wrong direction...

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Pros

Unusual and interesting line of work.

Cons

Irreliable equipment. Disconnect between higher management and field. Moral at all time low.

2.0
Jun 27, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

On the surface, potential to move around and into different disciplines is exciting and seems attainable. Their potential to provide consumer and shopper insights through, and from, a variety of media and platforms is valuable for clients and employees. Good opportunity to learn market research/analytic skills - a good platform from which to jump to another company.

Cons

Although they are a public company again, ever since the PE people took over they have created an atmosphere of mistrust and deception. I don't think they want people to have a long-term career there. They have substantially reduced their pay ranges and potential salary increases for the vast majority of employees. 2% is most common if you can get that, and people have to wait more than a year for that so it's not really 2%. But, Mitchell Habib gets a 17% raise on his base salary of $675k. Whether or not he deserves it is immaterial - senior management has misrepresented "we're all having to take cost-cutting measures". Departments are still very territorial and it is very hard to move across disciplines. Very "cliquish". People seem to really dislike working there now. Company usually does not back its employees.

2.0
Mar 21, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

-A real mix of people, dealt with Europe & US colleagues plus of course outsource teams in India & Hungary -Good opportunities to learn because they make so many changes, there's always a problem to solve if you have the interest

Cons

-Every dept seems under-resourced & expectations are unrealistic, don't allow any work life balance -What little structure remains is steadily being broken down by yet more outsourcing -Salaries are a little below average -Questionable promotions & appointments are common, managers get no training or support to manage staff, both resulting in many firings because managers don't perform -Training, best practice and support for regular tasks are non-existent -Out-dated technology, software etc

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