Don't hire people when you plan on making them redundant - Media Analyst Kantar Employee Review

1.0
24 Sept 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Being a night owl, the nightshift was perfect for me, as well as having worked with a fantastic group of people!

Cons

Where to start? -The most incompetent management on the planet. A colleague was newly hired and was made redundant a few weeks later because management fancied a little boost in their bonus packages, instead of figuring out ways in which to make Kantar more competitive on the market (apparently, Kantar is super competitive on the market, so management's excuse was complete BS). They claimed that they were pressed on money because we were too expensive, which is a bit of an insult as all analysts were pegged on Living Wages instead of receiving a proper compensation. After we were made redundant, we had to fight for some scraps as compensation. Our jobs were lost to an Indian firm called WiPro, which is ironic because we spent most of our time correcting their tasks WHILE doing our own jobs as analysts. Don't bother applying for jobs at Kantar as they will all be outsourced to India in due time. -Ridiculously low salaries for Analysts (ca 18-20k, which is basically the Living Wage for a job that requires a university degree or two) -Vermin in the building (rats), they're out and about during the night. -Shared desks with day teams means that night teams can't access pedestals or have anywhere to place our items, including coats.

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Hi, Thank you for your comments regarding your experience at Kantar Media. We are sorry to find that you have some cons. We are continuously looking at ways to improve our team members experience so please feel free to email us at one@kantarmedia.com with more information/advice you would like us to work on.

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