Resistant to change despite major upheaval - Senior Project Manager Kantar Employee Review

3.0
Sep 19, 2017
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Pros

Very relaxed office environment. Open floor plan that people often decorate for birthdays (but stays up for years). The people are really encouraging and want to help each other succeed. Good work/life balance. Part of the larger Kantar network, bringing a level of cache.

Cons

Part of the larger Kantar network, leading to corporate politics/growing pains. Very resistant to change, even at projects' expense. Many processes are done offshore, causing delays, headaches, and rework. Despite best efforts, most processes require redundant work, slowing down teams and minimizing time spent on actual analysis. Difficult to move up beyond entry level positions in a timely manner. Takes 10 years to reach middle management (Strategic Director) and 15+ to reach VP. No exposure of methodologies outside one's specialty. Difficult (but doable) to switch teams.

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2.0
May 30, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Hard working associates, mostly bright (and admirable) heads of department. Good benefits. Previous CEO seemed like a genuinely nice guy and would listen to you if you approached him about something.

Cons

There’s a lot of reasons why top notch talent has long jumped ship. Great at sounding smart…terrible at actually getting the revenue to avoid the wholesale data asset sell offs going on. Terribly overcomplicated product portfolios with inflexible solutions at higher costs than smaller leading agencies that have outpaced them. Department heads gaslighting everyone under VPs about performance when they aren’t winning the internal Hunger Games and are told to reduce headcount.

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