Very relaxed; easy to cruise - Regional Retail Consultant Nielsen Employee Review

2.0
2 Dec 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Steady work - never too much, never too little Relaxed environment - managers and general approach is supportive Brand name - everybody has heard of ACNielsen: it opens doors elsewhere

Cons

Uncollaborative - you are in your department and that's it Poor working environment - shabby offices, poor location (in Headington) Poor recruitment policy - this is definitely a 3rd tier employer: you will not be working with the brightest in the industry, even at senior level Under-achieving - most people get through their work in less than a working week. That would be fine to have spare time to think, but innovation is actively discouraged and unrewarded

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5.0
14 Apr 2026
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Pros

Was a great job with great benefits

Cons

No cons at all honestly

1.0
16 Apr 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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