Hard Times, Change Needed - Senior Vice President Nielsen Employee Review

3.0
Nov 12, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Work can be interesting and engaging, with real sense of purpose -Opportunity to take on new opportunities by raising hand -Friendly colleagues

Cons

-Poor senior leadership and management. -Promotion is often about who you know, not what you did..current management got Nielsen into the current situation yet have somehow all retained their jobs -Lots of productivity initiatives - minimal pay raises, job elimination, yet no real technology implemented to create efficiencies -Not always honest with clients

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Nielsen Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts, both positive and constructive. Continual input only helps our organization get stronger and become an even better place to work, and we'll consider your feedback as an opportunity to improve.

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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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