Pros
There is not another company in the country that has the same sort of work. The data collected and processed is unique - not like being in banking where every bank collects the same sort of data for each customer. Our clients require data breakdowns that are not available or required anywhere else. Also, the responsibility of reporting on what seems to be important to a lot of people is not something to be minimized. A huge amount of money is spent based on the numbers provided by the surveys conducted through Nielsen. If not properly controlled, this power could create havoc.
Cons
More and more, employees are treated like numbers, not important pieces of the company. It is as if the current management is treating this business like a bank, where there are hundreds of other organizations doing exactly what you are doing and, therefore, the skills to do the work can be found on any street corner. It is not that way here. The data collected and processed is different than that used by any other company in this country. Skills and knowledge that walk out the door are not easily replaced. You cannot just go to down the street to recruit someone with the right knowledge.