I couldn’t do it any longer- I got another job in preparation for the impending doom of layoffs around the corner. I’m juggling both until I decide to officially leave Nielsen or Nielsen decides to cut off my department and outsource our department to India or Mexico or whatever the rumors are. Nielsen isn’t being loyal to me as an employee, why should I be loyal to them?
I have news. Other companies? Their employees don’t have “the look” of immense stress all over their bodies. I didn’t even realize it until I walked into the new company. They’re actually organized. They’re actually happy. They actually have hope for a future. Their systems actually work. Their CEO’s actually care about them. Their workload is actually manageable.
Yes, that’s actually possible.
I don’t blame us: the current employees. What is being asked of us is too much. We’ve been with Nielsen through the thick and thin. We’ve gotten us out of huge problems. Not even a mention more than general acknowledgment at a town hall? Not even a small celebration? We’re not connected enough to our remote teams. All leadership wants is more. The ask is the impossible, yet we do it…. The expectation is too high with no job security at the end of it, yet we do it.
It’s an abusive work relationship.
Watching the town hall at Nielsen and seeing my supervisor/managers/leaders look like they’re dying from stress from working 3 people’s jobs, being paid what feels like pennies of what they deserve. They just watched all their coworkers get cut after years or decades of service with no warning. They’re trying to stay positive but we can all tell that there’s little positivity left.
Then going to the other company I’m seeing something I haven’t seen at Nielsen for a long time. We lost something during covid that I don’t think is ever going to come back.
Nielsen has long forgot about the employees. We came from catered lunches, fun work parties/get togethers and a good work atmosphere, to now. Nielsen pushing us beyond our capacity, with no connection, with no reward and no budget for even a small remote party. We haven’t gotten even a cup, a shirt or anything from Nielsen in years to even make us feel like we’re a part of anything bigger or part of a work community. It doesn’t take much, really.
I think everyone has been here so long they don’t realize how much Nielsen is kicking the employees while we’re down. The morale is at its lowest and they’re doing nothing to change it except for asking for more speed from the employees. Everyone is so burnt out.
It’s not worth it. There’s better places out there.
Wish you all the best in your job search.