Nielsen bascally has its associates do volunteer work once a year. In light of Nielsen needing to do layoffs, would cancelling NGID be a good idea if it can save hundreds of jobs? Or is NGID pretty much a publicity thing for Nielsen to get free... — read more
August 2023 Layoffs
Report what happens with location; department; count; severance.
Decisions that need to be made to keep this company profitable
I'm glad that someone mentioned cuts in the context of decisions that need to be made to keep the company profitable, because I noticed that suddenly a lot of people justify cuts using that logic, and it's really unfortunate. Aren't there any other... — read more
Is it true that Nielsen Sports in the Analytics Portfolio will be sold?
I see people talking about that
Nielsen owes you nothing.
Mass layoffs are common in tech. Even google laid people off. Tech laid off a large quantity of people. Nielsen dont owe you an explanation for large amount of layoffs. So what if they removed the comments on a town hall video? So what? It's... — read more
Will Nielsen Layoffs negatively impact you? (SURVEY)
About how much do you make now? Do you consider yourself overpaid? How will being laid off impact you? If you make $15.50 an hour as a Sports Editor, will being laid off at Nielsen impact you at all? Should Nielsen start layoffs at... — read more
Can you save Nielsen jobs with media coverage?
What if a brave individual uses a video downloader and rips the town hall and post it anonymously on Rumble or Youtube? If media starts covering the layoffs and clients find out, would Nielsen try to scale back the layoffs? Would clients get... — read more
Dave isn’t the ultimate villain, his puppet master is.
I’m not saying Dave is a great guy, but the fact that I see so many comments casting him as the prime antagonist instead of the little puppet he is shows a gross misunderstanding of the role he plays in all of this. When we were bought out by the PE... — read more
Nielsen is hiring. why not transfer to another position?
"At Nielsen, we believe that career growth is a partnership. You ultimately own, fuel and set the journey." POSITION: Sports Editor DEPARTMENT: Ingest REPORTS TO: Ingest Team Lead SHIFT: M-F 10-6:30p/ M-F 9-5:30p Hourly Rate: $15.50 "ROLE:... — read more
what happens if everyone takes a sick day or person day on August 28
Would Nielsen lay off everyone who does as a sign of protest? Like what if hundreds of people just took that day off? Would everyone taking the same day off be illegal?
Everyone thinks layoffs are coming
Everyone is talking about layoffs. It's becoming unbearable to work here. Is there anyone who thinks that there won't be any layoffs and that it is just a few excessively anxious people overreacting and spreading unnecessary panic?
does anyone have the town hall video?
Where can people who no longer work for Nielsen watch it?
How can I watch the Nielsen town hall?
I'd like to watch the town hall, but I don't work at Nielsen right now. I read it was bad. Anyone have the video?
Layoffs coming 2nd or 3rd week of August
“And the cuts will be deep” he said My boss told me today they will be far and wide. The ask is for 20% headcount reduction. Field will be spared until Q1 then they will be whacked. Will be a bloody end to the Summer.
Mid year update
What about this last mail. Between the lines layoffs for sure. “Reduce cost base” “taking a tough look at third party spend”
You can try to negotiate your Nielsen layoff severance
As a reminder, you are allowed to negotiate and decline the severance too. You can consider asking for up to four weeks of pay for each year worked if you can prove being laid off may cause you significant economic hardship. It may be possible to... — read more
Nielsen Layoff and Benefit Survey
Would be awesome to get an idea of what types of departments are getting laid off and what Nielsen is offering to all the people losing their jobs.... Help out the survey if you lose your job. As an example post in this format: VP of Sales, 7 years... — read more
Is there any truth to the rumors?
Don't take my word for it, but I heard through the grapevine that more cuts will be coming very soon.
Show us the money. Agree with this 100%
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/videos/business/2023/07/17/writer-responds-disney-ceo-bob-iger-strike-alex-okeefe-the-bear-sot-amanpour-mwrmx-vpx.cnn
"business needs" ...
translates to, we need to reduce your paycheck so ours do not shrink. People let go yesterday. Many hours reduced. Not disgruntled or an ex-employee. (yet)
New layoffs
Next round of big scale layoffs in Q3 maybe in september. Just heard that it will be masive. Has anyone heard anything?
Go Away Disgruntled Ex Nielsen Employee
This blog used to have pertinent information.. You have transformed this into your personal grudge against Nielsen... GO AWAY... We have heard your message.. Go find another forum to vent and gather your information.
3 French Executives Convicted in Suicides of 35 Workers
The employees at France Télécom ki-led themselves in the mid-2000s after management sought to reduce the work force through a policy of harassment, a court found. Very interesting article:... — read more
Greener pastures
Considering the amount of work I do, I think I'm very underpaid. I started looking for other jobs in the industry so I'm interested in experiences of those who left this not so long ago, how much bigger offers did you manage to get?
Have anyone tried contacting Jamie Moldafsky who is Nielsen's new People Officer about HR concerns at Nielsen?
Jamie Moldafsky appears to be the new People Officer at Nielsen. Do you think if you reach out to her directly via email with HR concerns (eg. discrimination), Nielsen might fire you?
Nielsen's Career Growth
"At Nielsen, we believe that career growth is a partnership. You ultimately own, fuel and set the journey. By joining our team of nearly 14,000 associates, you will become part of a community that will help you to succeed. We champion you because... — read more
Looks like Nielsen fired a Membership Rep for going on FMLA leave
In or around December of 2022, Plaintiff began treatment for depression with her primary doctor, Dr. Khan, and a therapist, Dr. Eileen Boland. Around this time, work was becoming triggering for Plaintiff. She routinely received emails from... — read more
Nielsen Global Compliance and Integrity
Did you know Nielsen has a global compliance and integrity team? Email is integrity [at] nielsen [dot] com Phone for United States is 1-833-516-0472
Salary transparency survey at Nielsen
Hey please post your gender, race, age range (18-34, 3-54, 55+), number of years (0-5, 6-10, 10-15, 15-20, 20+) with Nielsen and total monthly earnings at Nielsen. For example: Male - White - 55+, 10-15 years - $28K/month Salary transparency is... — read more
Should Nielsen CEO pay be increased due to inflation?
David Kenny made $13,798,346 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer and Director at Nielsen Holdings PLC in 2021. $3,571,500 was received as Total Cash, $10,200,004 was received as Equity and $26,842 was received as Pension and other forms... — read more
Nielsen Russian Ops
Is Nielsen still operating in Russia or did they close down their Russian offices in protest of the war?
Nielsen Sample Health
How is the sample now in the various TV markets? Has Nielsen recovered from being underinstalled in home count?)
Cancelled June Business update meeting
not a good sign. is it because of layoffs this month?
Q2 Layoffs
Today was the day. Been working around the clock to get a project out the door. Got laid off with the reason of "company changes".
Managers are the worst
They manipulate things so their favorite people do well. The managers are not humans you want anything to do with. They only care about their friends while telling you it's a family. Some the people are so special and entitled, you have to take step... — read more
Do as little as you can
Let them lay you off. That's a better option than hoping to stay at the company with no future.
Nielsen CEO David Kenny's hiprocracy
David Kenny once wrote "At Nielsen, we stand for counting everyone—ensuring that all voices are not just counted, but are heard. In the past, we have often been silent. We will be silent no... — read more
EEOC website for filing a charge of discrimination against Nielsen
If you have been illegally discriminated against by Nielsen management and/or illegally retiallated against by Nielsen management or human resources, please visit https://www.eeoc.gov/how-file-charge-employment-discrimination