The Nielsen Company Reviews

Pros

Pay is "OK" but could be better. The opportunity to make your schedule is nice but its almost impossible to manage. Company car and other small perks.

Cons

When the job was good, it was a fun place to work for but it is no longer. The main focus of the company is to "do more with less." I have seen several people go over the years and more work be added while not giving the proper resources to complete the job in a quality manner. Very hard to move up in the company unless you move.

Advice to Senior Management

Instead of doing more with less give the people who still remain a fighting chance to do the job. Get rid of the nonsense that is monotonous and when you change things for the better, DO IT QUICKLY. Focus on promoting and praising your current employees who are mostly disgruntled.

Pros

Lots of autonomy. Company car.

Cons

No work life balance. Long days. Salary structure needs lots of improvements. Benefits need improvements in regards of what you get for your money.

Advice to Senior Management

Take care of your employees. they are the face of the company and they drive company performance.

Pros

Plenty of young professionals with similar experiences. A great place for networking. Unlimited databases of information to learn from. Industry insights.

Cons

The pay is mediocre at best.
Diversity is a joke. They do just enough not to raise suspicion. Diversity Employee Resource Groups have no real importance unless there is a PR opportunity.
The company is a labyrinth of silos. The different departments have almost no communication.
Though cross-functional access of info would be useful for all sides, it is almost impossible to achieve and there is no real effort to fix it.

Pros

great people and opportunity for advancement

Cons

low compensation
the benefits are constantly changing

Pros

easy going
low expectations for performance

Cons

pay, but of course, this is balanced with the low work load the responsibilities

Pros

interesting&friendly people
Exciting Not so busy. When i worked in the company, i am glad to work more time to finish my job well.

Cons

not so well paid, and the company should put more energy on the consulting field instead of just selling data.

Advice to Senior Management

May explore the consulting field.

Pros

brand recognition in specific industries, global, a few good people

Cons

Senior-most management are out of touch with the day to day; seems to be a lot of infighting at the top and unclear what they do but obviously highly paid people in the upper echelon. Benefits have degraded to be a joke and almost a punishment, people who are stars seem to all flame out after being worked hard and then leave voluntarily and as often involuntarily. New ad campaign seems like a waste of money that could go to fix stuff.

Advice to Senior Management

Pay attention to employees and perspective.. get over yourselves/get an original thought All the GE citi etc alums obviously didnt cut it at those companies so why try recreate those places which are all very different.

Pros

Offers Skillsoft courses. Salary and benefits offered were more than expected. Management encourages open communication. Communication and integrations of teams are increasing, but there is still much work to be done.

Cons

Feedback was not as useful as it could have been. Salaried employees typically work a minimum of 45 works per week and are expected to be available most hours of the day. Work-life balance is difficult. Low morale for many employees due to workforce reduction and offshoring of jobs.

Advice to Senior Management

Encourage better, more useful, feedback. Encourage a better work-life balance.

Pros

Free parking. Onsite cafeteria with a pretty view.

Cons

A never ending stream of layoffs as top execs from GE slowly but surely migrate the workforce "offshore". They hired the lowest cost outsourcing firm, which naturally has the lowest talent employees, so you'll spend many long hours fixing their mistakes. This will be punctuated by a constant introduction of new and improved processes - all of which are incompatible with prior processes - and a nervous discussion of how to get to compliance as the sands shift under your feet.

Advice to Senior Management

I hear Coke is hiring in Atlanta!

Pros

Awesome work environment and opportunities for personal growth.

Cons

Lack of proper communication between the employees at The Nielsen Company Korea and the expats sent from the headquarter in the U.S.