Horrible position - Membership Representative Nielsen Employee Review

1.0
Apr 9, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Nielsen is a well recognized name and an industry leader. Company car, computer, phone, and fuel card are all great perks. Hands on experience on how TV ratings work.

Cons

There is no such thing as a work-life balance. You are forced to work 7 days a week if you have not hit your numbers. Everyday is considered a production day, which means there is no such thing as a vacation or time off. You are always accountable for your numbers even when you go on vacation. Quotas are not even prorated when you go on vacation or go on sick leave. There are no opportunities for advancement within the company. People are forced out of their jobs by receiving no work, or horrible work that is impossible to resolve. The success of this role depends on your territory and manager. Some of the areas you have to work in are extremely dangerous and will have gangs, bedbugs, shootings, and cops will ask you to leave because its too dangerous. Manger will play favorites and those people will be given better work and will even be given work in others territory. Technology needs a major overhaul. The computer systems you use are ancient and need to be replaced. The questions you ask homes are too long and most homes are upset by the time you leave.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Apr 16, 2026
Recommend
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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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