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Arbitron

Acquired by Nielsen

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Be careful - Anonymous employee Arbitron Employee Review

1.0
Mar 11, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good, caring co-workers that share a common passion for the business and the success of their customers. It can only be a good thing that the most recent CEO has departed, he was both dishonest and incompetent.

Cons

At Arbitron, the IT tail definitely wags the dog. Forget the needs of the business. This wouldn't be such a problem if IT was competent but their lack of business knowledge or desire to learn is positively toxic.

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Pros

Great Culture and nice staff who genuinely cares about others.

Cons

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4.0
May 13, 2011
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Pros

-Tuition Reimbursement -Work/Life Balance -Strong support of professional advancement (courses, conferences, etc.) -Interesting Work -Stable (for the entertainment industry, which is largely unstable). Never felt like I was on the verge of being fired. -Progressive on HR policies -Smart Co-workers in most departments (not technology though) -Minimal Ego Issues -Lots of well earned respect for most of the the top executives. -Academic-like mindset in research and development groups.

Cons

-If you're moving up really quick in your career, you unfortunately will eventually need to leave after 3-5 years or so. -Technology/Engineering group is particularly weak in talent except for a handful of people. -You only hear larger management goals/strategies once in awhile. -They struggle with new initiatives outside of their core radio ratings business...nearly all eventually flop. -Could benefit from some entrepreneurial spirit. -Management is too distant from what the regular employee knows.

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