An honest review about being an MR - Membership Representative Nielsen Employee Review

2.0
12 Dec 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Company Car, flexibility, work from home, get to travel. You spend most of your time driving. Some managers can be great and encouraging. Training process is good.

Cons

Management has gotten worse and blames MRs for a bad market. They don't know how to manage a team and always threaten to fire you. And imagine having a geek tech guy be your sales manager They keep cutting down bonus. It's harder to make bonus and they cut down the pay. Lot of going door to door having to match a specific demographic in order to sell. Most people don't want to participate. You will be in the country and have a hard time finding homes and also being able to approach them. They won't know your coming so be careful. The home has to put a huge device in their home that takes hours to do then they frequently get calls and visits. Most back out then you're to blame. You have to work 3-8 even when it's dark out. You have to lose your integrity when you tell Homes that we don't see everything when we monitor the internet when we actually do. This may be a good first time job to get some sales experience.

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Nielsen Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. Nielsen believes in fostering a great working experience for all of our employees, it's disappointing that yours wasn't a more positive one. Our commitment to the integrity of the data we collect and the quality of deliverables to our clients is a priority, that doesn't come without its challenges. We support our employees with a strong Code of Conduct and strive to provide similar strength through our people managers. We thank you again, as we consider all feedback as an opportunity to improve.

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