In the battle for advertising currency supremacy, Comscore moved up a notch, receiving a new accreditation from the Media Rating Council (MRC) for its national and local TV measurement service covering households with demographic data, the first step... — read more 

It’s heartbreaking to see what Nielsen has become. So many dedicated employees—people who gave 20, 25, even 30+ years of their lives—are being tossed aside like they never mattered. Replaced with cheaper offshore labor in India, Mexico, and Poland... — read more 

"Nielsen didn’t wait long to revive its patent fight with VideoAmp. Just two days after a federal court dismissed its initial lawsuit, the measurement giant filed a new one on April 2 in... — read more 

They can lay off MR without thinking of ways to keep them employed in other areas, and I'm sure the field reps aren't enjoying these smp changes. And taking away install incentives (aside from the check after the install), I've heard they're reducing... — read more 

Has anyone signed the Severance Agreement and Release? Any reason why one should not sign it? What happens if the document is not signed? No severance paid out? I was part of the mass layoff in March and have no reason to believe there was any... — read more 

Looking for advice. I've been with NIQ for 2.5 years now, in person work. Management, the exec's, etc. have been horrible and it has effected my health deeply to the point where my mental health took a toll and consequently the stress has caused my... — read more 

I recently received my last severance check and my bonus(~6%) net, so it’s with mixed emotions that I’m signing off after more than 25 years. Leaving is never easy, especially when it feels like the place and the people have been a part of my journey... — read more 

Merit increase thoughts anyone? Mine was a slap in the face, does not even cover inflation!

Will admit to riding the wave and hoped the rumors or cutting the field was at least going to happen in the Fall. I think managers (and obviously higher ups) in SMP knew what was coming, but wanted to calm everyone down as much as possible. ... — read more 

1 - Calhoun 2 - Barnes 3 - Kenny 4 - Rao

Come on everyone. Let it out! If you're here you've probably been laid off today or in the past. Who said what? TAM and Audio? Is anyone left? Let's anonymously talk.

No offense to anyone but curious what at this point is keeping people from finding a new position outside Nielsen?

If you were asked to do that, would you?

Where is that man that had racial slurs said against him? Can he respond to this with his email? I’m interested in putting together a class action lawsuit from employees at Nielsen. I’m wondering if he responds (and others) who faced retaliation... — read more 

Any one knows the bonus percentage for this year? It supposed to be payout mid March for us employees.

If they are so skilled that the plaintiff side is John of Boeing, I wonder if they tell future clients that they were so good not only do they win the client ended himself

That was abrupt. India colleagues, share the details please. What happened?

I left Nielsen back in April of last year, and I'm still sitting here waiting for them to send me my W2 so I can do my taxes. Or is the company so depleted now that they can't even do the most basic things like this? Getting kind of p*ssed off... — read more 

To all of the prior and current SMP markets, how are things going in the field? Are you able to complete these installs which are taking much longer since we have limited information regarding the homes including demographics aka the number of HH... — read more 

Work gets done, just not their way. The games, the nonsense, none of it matters anymore. Energy's too precious to waste on office politics. Now that the finish line is in sight, that’s the only thing keeping things moving for me. No point in... — read more 

I absolutely loved that joke of a townhall. There was no real room for Q&A as everything was filtered through Khartik's minions. Also I loved that they are justifying moving jobs to India like the big next tech hub when we all know it is all about... — read more 

Anyone else remember back in the day at a global town hall (when David Kenny was still CEO) Karthrick when questioned about the removal of slack, he sneered saying that it was either people’s jobs or slack? I was in charge of the financial side of... — read more 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/nielseniq-considers-an-ipo-at-a-valuation-close-to-10-billion/ar-AA1tyPmr

Nielsen needs to keep trimming the fat, especially those managers and directors who’ve been coasting for decades. How do these folks even manage to stick around, adding zero value but dodging every layoff? It’s wild. Bring in some fresh, skilled... — read more 

When are bonuses paid out to eligible employees laid off after July 1 2024

Has anyone had trouble getting their W-2 forms from Nielsen? They have my new address but yet nothing has been sent yet. Is there a phone number out there to call these incompetent people?

Boeing Nielsen

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6PZGOzYUMh4

There has been an update to Nielsen's severance policy announced in the 1/30 Nsider. I wish I had kept a copy of the old one so I could tell exactly what changed. I'm not sure, but I think the yearly bonus rules and the rounding up rules for length... — read more 

Now that January is over. Is the axe going to be wielded....?

https://analyticsindiamag.com/ai-news-updates/nielsen-india-signs-mou-with-maharashtra-govt-creating-1100-jobs-in-ai-and-data-science/ The Government of Maharashtra, led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding... — read more 

'Media measurement firm Nielsen will stop selling its stand-alone consumer panel-based TV ratings in the fourth quarter of this year,' https://www.wsj.com/articles/nielsen-to-end-panel-only-ratings-that-have-measured-tv-for-decades-758bba3a

So for the markets that are now SMP, plus doing remote installs, plus remote deinstalls, and where we're only recruiting basics while alts get phone calls, are those of us MRs and FRs in these markets basically testing out how Nielsen can phase us... — read more 

I was laid off last summer, and after more than six months of active job searching, I still haven’t had any luck. I’ve applied to every possible job, leveraged the network I’ve built over the years, reached out to numerous contacts and companies—but... — read more 

When is my hatchet coming? It's the question we have all asked ourselves. I am no different. When are they coming for the TAM/field? Will it be Membership Reps first or both MRs and FRs at the same time? Will they continue to dwindle down the... — read more 

My manager has decided some time ago that we should hire an extra person because after all the cuts, I could not manage all of the work put on my shoulders (2-3 peoples' work for 1 person). Well we hired her from the GCC in India and now I am... — read more 

Everyone ok over there? Any TCS people lurking here? How is the work environment?

After yesterday's little email tirade, is there now an opening in Providence RI?