Thread regarding Nielsen layoffs

I too call bullsh-t.

And in the unlikely case that it's true, I hope you are prosecuted and receive severe consequences.

Nobody’s arguing that Nielsen’s data, even in its purest and most accurate form, isn’t ‘Bad Data;’ but assuming that it is (as Bad Data states) then it makes the OP’s scenario even MORE ludicrous, as there is no need for sabotage (as has been previously mentioned).
The OP is neither interesting nor is it believable. End of story. No point in lending credibility to this absolute foolishness, especially from someone whose tenure at Nielsen was ‘years ago.’ Move on and let this board be a forum for meaningful commentary about legitimate posts from current employees.

Lol. Man, this is interesting. I also worked in NYC in client facing roles, making the company millions over my tenure years ago. Signed contract after contract after contract! Did I believe in the data we were selling? No, not really. Did management? No, not really. Did our lawyer? No, not really. Did Brian West and all the other sc-m nickel and dime counters care? No, not really. So then what is the difference in mgt and what this person is alleging? Not much, to be honest. Nielsen at the highest levels made billions off of questionable data. In fact, most of their old TV contracts clearly state "Nielsen is not responsible for cr-p data." Lol. For real. Well, in better legal terms than that. As my years/months/days were winding down, did I fantasize about telling my inept missing in action midlevel managers that before I'm forced out, maybe I should tell all of our clients that we charge them 50% more than we need to, and that half the data is garbage? Lol, Yea. I did. But then the reality hits...that you really aren't sc--wing Nielsen. They will survive. But maybe you just sc--wed your client (who may also be a friend) out of a job, too. And that ain't ever cool.

I totally understand the frustration, but this is highly unprofessional and probably illegal. I'm certainly not happy with the company direction or leadership decisions, but I also won't promote sabotage. If you actually did this, you're not just sticking it to C-suite leadership - you're also accelerating the likely downfall of a company and thus thousands of ground level associates who will lose employment. Do better....

“The high standards Nielsen has provided us with”
I will give you one nice chuckle for that one.

It’s clearly a long list of bull$it. Still this company it’s doing much worse with his own hands and leadership. They are destroying the company … no needs for sabotage.

this is an Alice and Wonderland story posted in the hopes to find other crazed minds that want to act against the Company. Please dont buy into this and go to your nearest leader with any reports of wrongdoing . lets weed out those among us that aren't following the high standards that Nielsen has provided us with.

2 things here:

1. Pretty sure the whole story is bull$hit.
2. In the event that it isn't (highly unlikely), you're an id--t. This is the internet. Everything is trackable. This would, if found out, at the very least risk your severance....likely line you up for a lawsuit.

I think what's happening is terrible (let go last year after almost 20 years), but this is just devoid of any moral. Be a better person.

Hard to believe that anybody who is ‘…currently working their last few weeks here’ would risk severance (even if it might be a pittance), not to mention putting themselves in potential legal jeopardy by sharing this very detailed post….any IT person worth their ilk could retrieve deleted emails; furthermore, any high-dollar NYC client would have escalated their concerns beyond you and your ‘supervisor’ before becoming ‘desperate.’ The only believable part is that you and the boss may have ‘laughed about (this ridiculous story) over a few drinks.’

What you describe is very unprofessional. Yes, all this is happening but that doesn’t force anyone to behave this way.