Thread regarding Nielsen layoffs

@2bt I was around for that too....that was truly the beginning of the end. I was in field ops at that time....from then on it was at LEAST one massive layoff annually per year. The fact that I made it until '23 shocked even me. It's sad to see this once wonderful place to work fall apart like this.

I too was a long time employee in a client facing position of 15+ years. Earned the place millions. My departure, which is many years now, wasn't directly related to head count cuts at the time, however the prior years of layoffs across various departments, especially support roles for people that would help client facing employees like msyelf interact and work with clients, eventually caught up to even me. I'd say the last 5 years of my tenure, my "managers," of which many came and went, had no clue who my clients were or what service we actually contractually provided. Lol. It was pathetic. So that, combined with my dwindling compensation, led me to also no longer care. I literally would cringe when I signed on a new client as I knew that we did not have any support and that the client would eventually be let down. But middle management didn't care. As long as the invoices were sent and paid, and we made it to the next quarter. By the end, I think I was actually in more contact with our finance dude vs. my managers. I was around for the original head cutting days of 2006/07 when Calhoun and Habib decimated the place. similar to the way the poster says. I watched my mananager at the time, who had been with the company since the 1960s, be let go in truly the most undignified way. It was then I realized that Nielsen was no longer the old, traditional family type company many of us so loved. So as I say to any young person out there willing to listen as they embark on their career...don't let the company use you...you use them!

Be careful they offered a severance insurance until last day of their commitment and when i try to use my dental was already cancel by Nielsen a month before.....

This was a hard lesson to learn, but everyone needs to learn that “loyalty” is no longer a thing in the corporate world. Hasn’t been for the last several years. Once you change that mindset and realize that your employment is now going to be transactional. Treat them like they treat you. You get paid for the job and do what your pay dictates. If the pay does not match, move on ASAP. Your employer pays YOU for your service. No more going “above and beyond” to curry favor or recognition. They want to be cold hearted and only think about the bottom line, now you should do the same. Also, line up multiple streams of income. if you can make it passive, even better. Write a book, self publish for free on Amazon, and promote on social media. Royalties just come in with no other requirements. Food for thought….

It would be great if the individual(s) who down voted could explain their point of view. Bring it!

This is more about Nielsen surviving longer than profits. This company model is completely irrelevant and no longer needed in the market place. The data doesn’t have much value in a streaming world

Let go in first wave. 40+ years of experience. Used to eat lunch in the cafeteria with Art Jr and Phil Nielsen. Shook their hand every Holiday in the loading dock, when they gave our families a ham or turkey. Such a great company laid to rest….so sad to witness. Wishing all the best to you. It was a pleasure.

Unfortunately that’s how greedy companies become. Nielsen is no longer a family oriented company and it’s all about maximizing profits.

Nope. It was taken by those without heart. Criminals.