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
Oct 4, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Relatively good benefits, very flexible schedule and option of working remotely.

Cons

Salaries are stagnant, way below market values. Even for those people who considered important, it's impossible to negotiate a fair raise. The culture is severely damaged by outsourcing to India. Most of the TCS people are incompetent and very hard to work with. Too many restrictions and very narrow range of responsibilities. A lot of time wasted on really ineffective administrative tasks and tracking of progress,etc. As someone who got to Nielsen by acquisition, i can tell that the range of my responsibilities and therefore access privileges is shrinking every day. If you are a sharp and experienced programmer/IT specialist, I would not recommend working for Nielsen.

1.0
Apr 14, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits are good, and they are very flexible. The experience is great, as you learn a variety of great skills.

Cons

They are outsourcing the place to India, and it is very evident that India(TCS) is now running Nielsen. I was just told this week how to run my department by a lead TCS contact from India, and senior management did not step in. They just let it happen. It's very sad to see this company fall apart. More and more clients are leaving and unhappy. Run for the hills!

2.0
Jan 30, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of other market research companies still consider Nielsen a good foundation for a career in the industry. The company is huge, so you may have a good chance to have a career here if you get the right manager or into the right group or division.

Cons

Very disparate and uneven management practices. Heavily under-resourced especially since started process of going public. HR out of touch. IT 100% outsourced; much of rest of technical or operations jobs given to foreigners with work visas in Tampa, FL. Notoriously poor compensation on average.

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