Since all this has started to go down, i'm putting all my energy into finding a new job and almost none into this one. Client issues? Yeah, i'm mostly ignoring them. Maybe putting in the absolute minimum effort just to keep people off my... — read more 

Just trying to confirm, does 1 week base pay for every year worked mean you will receive a 40 hour/1 week pay every 2 weeks for x many years you worked? I assume the old way was a 80 hour/2 weeks pay every 2 weeks for x many years worked.

I need to stock on Xanax.

If they expect me to train my replacement, they're not going to like the result. I would never refuse to do it, since I wouldn't want to endanger my severance if I'm affected. But the quality of my training? I'm going to make sure my replacement... — read more 

Sujit's doublespeak sounds really grim, but I'm not even sure I'm interpreting it correctly. What is the point of this?

Another fearful Wed during pay week..anyone heard how frequent layoffs will be? Can we expect them weekly,biweekly quarterly..this uncertainty is stressful.

The worst part about these layoffs is that the employees that do the real work are not to blame, Managers and Directors and up are! The elephant in the room here is that Nielsen has lost big clients, that was unthinkable 3-5 years ago, they... — read more 

how long do vision and dental insurance last for? also did the people last year get their bonus? i also remember last year they were kept on payroll till month end, is that true now?

Soooo, we have day-to-day layoffs, which can last for months to come. They cut our severance by half, which makes me even more motivated to stay and train my replacement only to be let go with the full acknowledgement of my worth. Long-term employees... — read more 

After the Covid fiasco Gracenote employees overwhelmingly agreed we can work remotely and we know the leaders didn’t like that. Is this pay back for not going back to the office?

Gracenote has always been in the black, making profit. For the last 5 years they’ve been trying to combine the two businesses and the buyout of What’s On India is giving them the path to move Gracenote operations to India. First it was training WOI... — read more 

To those who are in the portfolio TH right now and expressing your true feelings, great job! Don’t let them get away with it!

former american employees, if you got laid off or quit last year, have you received your w2 in the mail yet?

Some states have addendum, like Illinois: https://www.illinoisworknet.com/LayoffRecovery/Pages/ArchivedWARNReports.aspx Nielsen has yet to report.

I only know of one person who was let go immediately…. Were any given notice that they have to train someone?.. or is that in the next rounds??

Now that Nielsen has reduced the severance by half, its time we kick our leadership where it hurts. Most of us have invested years of hard work at Nielsen and to have a reduced severance is insulting. Start sending letters to the media immediately. ... — read more 

I was a long-time employee and laid off last year. Here are a few reasons I think quality has declined in Nielsen products over the past several years: No more dedicated testing resources: No QA no UAT. None whatsoever in the App Dev areas... — read more 

I can't be the only one. I see so many people wanting to leave and others encouraging others to leave because this is a horrible place to work, but that's not true for me. I like my job, I'm well compensated, I like my coworkers, and I don't want to... — read more 

Some very useful information was shared but this site is such a downer. Try and go out and enjoy your weekend.

I know they’re training a lot of people in Mexico, seems a bit early to wipe the department though.

Nielsen's leadershit doesn't want the media to know about the horrible things they're doing to their employees. Remember they only succeeds in a controlled environment where no one can speak back to them. Humiliate them publicly, expose their... — read more 

I am so sorry, guys, for all that is happening to us. Protracted layoffs are horrible, I can barely concentrate on any work. Waiting for days and weeks to find out if I am on the chopping block is very stressful. I wish the best for all of us who... — read more 

2 weeks to 1. What's next? Goose egg?

Severance went from 2 weeks for every year served to 1 week.

People are being informed right now. No idea the scope. One person on my team are gone. Sounds like hitting a broad range…tech, product, dsci.

In yesterday's show Karthik started asking employees to not leak any internal info to the media, social networks, etc, then he went off dodging almost all the important questions. He knows that the media will immediately read between the lines... — read more 

on LInkedin u can see all the Jobs. it seems that Adintel goes to India and Gracenote to Poland. What do u think?

I heard that some managers have got the list of roles impacted (offshored) on their teams. Anyone heard of anything about that?

Hi everyone, it's me, Karthik. Here are some interesting takeaways from my Q&A for anyone who missed it. ~It was definitely live, no question. You could tell by the red "LIVE" sticker in the top right. ~It was very much NOT pre-recorded... — read more 

anyone else catch that little sentence in his whatever-that-was? Does that mean some will get the axe today and tomorrow?

Stop answering so many questions about Nielsen 1 and our successes, none of it really matters if we're being laid off in a few months. Sunshine pumpers are the worst.

We're not outsourcing... We're just outsourcing internally duh.

After this round there'll be another and then another after that and so on. If you are smart, you are already applying and interviewing for something better. Nielsen is a dead company walking. There is no future here, especially with the current... — read more 

Anyone have any info? If so, do we know how many people and which areas? I haven’t seen much happening.

They don't care about whether the company is successful longterm. It's about getting the PE firm the cash it wants as soon as possible and nothing else. Ding, ding, ding, we have a winner. This is why nobody gives a damn that some of the best... — read more