I wonder if it was Nielsen's intention to keep us constantly in fear of losing our jobs in order to get maximum productivity out of us, because if so, I don't think that will happen.
I have absolutely no motivation to give my best because I am in constant uncertainty. The only thing they will achieve with fear management is that the majority of us will try even harder to leave.
Very unfortunate news. Have anyone heard about layoffs at Neisen IQ? I work at IQ and haven’t heard anything yet.
Absolutely. I was at Nielsen way back in 2006, which seems like yesterday, when we were taken over by PE and the hacks from General Electric. Dave Calhoun and co. I was a younger but still well established sales rep at the time and lived in fear every morning of losing my job. I eventually left Nielsen years later, but realize now in my "older" years that sure losing your job sucks but so does having a heart attack induced by daily stress. Listen folks, none of you or anyone at Nielsen is fighting a war, saving a life or trying to reduce climate change! You'll find another crumby job. I promise you.
I fear for the ones who stay, they're going to be worked as 2$ wh--es on a saturday night. I really hope to be fired this round.
Your fear is a side effect - they do not care that much about staff … they will continue cutting at an higher rate and stop well below the needed resource threeshold
Yes - Elliot equity wants us to be in fear. A fearful workforce is a compliant workforce. Nielsen is nothing bu-t a Elliot financial instrument. For Elliot Nielsen now exists only to extract maximum profit in minimum time. There is no long term concernings for employees, products, or clients.
I agree with you, if they're doing it to keep us submissive, they're wrong; Most of us are doing even less now that the clock is ticking.
And Im so glad I did so little for all those years.
"You've got to give loyalty down, if you want loyalty up."
Don't expect Elliot equity to run everything the new work or agile way. The question is: are they just squeezing us out? Should we just survive one year and hope we're profitable again and back to the stock market with new owners that don't just share their shareholder's interest? We were technically on a good way. Now I feel like being pushed back into the 19th century.