Overrated and Declining Fast - Senior Manager Nielsen Employee Review

1.0
10 Feb 2011
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Pros

Nice people Average benefits Older brand name in media and entertainment research

Cons

The company is very fragmented and convoluted Communication is horrible at the divisional level The company talks a lot about diversity but not much action, it's probably just for PR purposes No management training or real leadership and as a result a lot of management has no real training in management or leadership skills No real HR - no centralized or organized support All IT is outsourced to India, no tech support on site at locations

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Cons

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Pros

Absolutley nothing. Which is a tragedy, because Nielsen was once an absolutely great place to work. I wanted to retire here. The culture used to be great, and I really loved being a part of this place. I loved my team, my management, and the people. Then along came the current CEO who is the classic example of a person who knows the cost of everything, but the value of nothing. He took over and ran the company full speed ahead in to the iceberg. And to try and save the sinking ship, he laid off literally thousands of highly experienced, highly trained, and highly engaged people to replace them with fresh overseas hires who know nothing about the company and expect them to be trained from the ground up to replace literally centuries of collective expererience and client relations. It's a disaster. This CEO shouldn't be trusted to run a lemonade stand.

Cons

Everything. Pay, job security, culture, management. Nothing is good here anymore. Don't take a job here unless you are truly desperate. And even then, it should only be as a stop-gap until you can find something else.

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