Did anyone not get their proper bonus amount? It looks like they changed the structure of my bonus payout without my knowledge and now I’m getting shorter about 20% of what I’m owed for last year. This is not about them not paying out my full %, they... — read more 

I am curious what percentage of Scarborough will be retained or re-trained.

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In the last week or so Nielsen has changed the browser accessibility settings on all company issued machines to monitor literally everything you do, every site you access, every file you download, and every document you print. They are watching... — read more 

I have been looking for job for months, and I was rejected or ghosted many times. I have been stressed out by current workload as well as the job market. But I have recently received a wonderful offer from a great company. It can happen. Don’t give... — read more 

Man, it hurts to watch how they have destroyed this company over the years. Arthur Nielsen would be turning in his grave if he can see this. Buying cheap companies abroad, hiring juniors as seniors, managers and directors that are completely... — read more 

So I heard from friends that US Images and US Program Events (Broadcast/Local/Syndication) are being laid off and the jobs are moving to India, what other departments were hit?

Updates, pls. Which areas, when?

This is your career. Your life. You and you alone are responsible. If you allow what you can’t control to steal your focus, you won’t be able to shift your career trajectory. And isn’t that the ultimate goal? Don’t let a boss or coworker who doesn’t... — read more 

I know this is NOT what people want to hear on this site but honestly, every-time these days I sit on a meeting I can't help but wonder how it is possible this company has survived so long. It's like the BS and never ending empty talks will never... — read more 

This website provides no value to me, a Nielsen employee, and yet I can’t stop visiting every day.

A notice was sent out today that all Gracenote engineers are being locked out of production accounts. The claim is to test system robustness, but it feels a lot like damage mitigation and to prevent people bringing down production systems when they... — read more 

My area got our you are being offshored notice today. Anyone else?

We'll see what they say

Such a relief knowing their decisions won't affect me anymore. Protect your mental health and find a place where you will be appreciated.

Anyone want to talk about David Kenny's legacy? He split the company so must have made $ for the shareholders. What was one of his first orders of business when he arrived? To make himself Chief Diversity Officer (because DEI is so important), it was... — read more 

https://medium.com/alpha-beta-blog/the-private-equity-illusion-29a2527c05e4

Let's stick to bare bones: this is a sh---y company which has been treating their employees with utmost disrespect. They managed to create incredible drama out of layoffs for months, completely disregarding the fact that we are human beings with... — read more 

This clown actually opened his little propaganda speech with "I truly believe these changes will offer more opportunity for ALL of us". ROFLMAO All of us? Does that include the thousands of people who are getting let go? Read the room, dude. Most... — read more 

time for another town hall full of doublespeak

Anyone else take it yet? It's quite comical this year.....so and so happily works......so and so is happy with their job. So far from the truth. You see something, say something....unless it makes us uncomfortable or puts us in a bad... — read more 

Any insights on any mass layoffs or total team dissolutions in March for Q1 closure?

It must give at some point. Cheap labor may turn out not to be cheap (for all the cost that inexperience may accrue), reorg may turn out to be very costly for the lack in productivity, time it takes for things to settle down, incompetent mgmt dealing... — read more 

I'm so sick of seeing the word transformation. it's a joke at this point, we all know transformation actually means offshoring and layoffs.

The lack of critical thinking and common sense that these replacements have is astonishing. Can’t think outside the box, need to be spoon fed, communication in English is horrible. You give them a book and tell them to turn to page 26, they say “ok... — read more 

Training a replacement is the red line. I do not care if I am having a new job lined up by then, I am not doing it. Is there a reason to allow them to squeeze you like a lemon and then discard you like you are nothing? Nope.

I have started scouting for a new job ever since this protracted thriller/horror “death by thousand cuts” started. I’ve had several interviews, some job offers, but nothing really that would make me quit right now. I can confirm that there are jobs... — read more 

Suddenly (Senior) Product Owners (whatever that is) are more active than ever -- active in the sense that they still do nothing but these days they really try hard to appear to be working, it's funny to watch! People are scared, but that impacts... — read more 

This screams mismanagement and exceptional cruelty. I am sorry now that I spent so many years working here. None of us have ever been valued or paid enough, and now we are being treated and discarded like office supplies. For months now, and for god... — read more 

https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN30196632/

https://www.worlddata.info/iq-by-country.php

I am on the fence whether I want to be laid off or hoping to keep the job. I have too much of a financial burden in my life, and the cost of living just goes up. I also expect everything to get worse, from the job market to the ability to sustain... — read more 

"Make no mistake about it, you work for a financially strong company." - Nielsen Leaders. But we're STILL going to lay you off.

Comscore? Specific Nielsen customers or clients? Confirmed that the severance was reduced to 1 week per year of service. I downloaded contacts to my phone and am writing my 'farewell' email this weekend so I can hit send from my drafts when my... — read more 

Nielsen has a cold heart. To them, my life isn't even worth 20K.

If the ELT wanted to prove they care about employees and don't see us as anything but numbers, they could all take a pay cut and - considering how high their compensation packages are - immediately reduce the need for layoffs. Not that something like... — read more 

You can see it every day. There is obviously no clear idea of reorg. They are coming up with new names every day. We have no clue who’s next, based on which criteria, and how long this is going to last. Well managed, all of it.

My manager told me there is a town hall for the ROC today where they will talk about layoffs. Is that true?

Love how in the new q&a in the newsletter they say that offshoring all of our jobs is because there's so many good talented people overseas and not anything to do with how little it costs to hire them. Nielsen is a healthy company don't you know. ... — read more 

I'm not sure this is even news anymore, but I overheard a manger in my group say they have official word on who is getting axed next. I'm guessing that means the lay offs will be in the next few days. I'm in analytics in the US.