Does Nelson pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Nelson employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Nelson. This rating has improved by 10% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Nelson?

56% of Nelson employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Nelson 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Nelson?

Sales (9) , Sales Representative (7) , Learning Solutions Consultant (5) , Manager (5) , Director (4) , Project Manager (4) , Finance (3) , Sales and Editorial Representative (3) , Assistant Manager (2) , Digital Production Intern (2) , Editorial (2) , Learning Solutions Manager (2) , Regional Sales Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at Nelson according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and focus on inclusivity." ((in 27 reviews)); "good benefits, as of now" ((in 19 reviews)); "Work life balance and easy environment" ((in 6 reviews)); "Supportive Team" ((in 6 reviews)); "If you're lucky, you might have some good colleagues (depending on the department/area)" ((in 6 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Nelson according to real employee reviews?

"HR is not able to build strong culture" ((in 5 reviews)); "Senior Leadership doesn't seem to have a pulse on many of the stresses the sales team are going through." ((in 5 reviews)); "Top heavy management" ((in 4 reviews)); "Senior Management has long tenure, but unable to do much to build sustainable product strategy" ((in 3 reviews)); "The pay was below industry standard." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Nelson layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Nelson layoffs and their outlook for job security at Nelson in 2026.

Nelson reviews

3.4

56% would recommend to a friend

(133 total reviews)

Steve Brown

74% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Culture & values

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

Nelson has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 133 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Nelson employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Mídia e comunicação industry (3.7 stars).

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133 reviews

2.0

Jan 8, 2018

Poorly Managed

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, dynamic atmosphere, interesting work

Cons

The industry is shifting and Nelson is struggling to find its place - a lot of pressure is being put on regular employees while the management doesn't know which way is up. C-suite and senior management is being poached from other publishers who are in-turn bringing over team members from their previous companies, creating a lack of cohesion, fear, and disruption.

1.0

Dec 16, 2017

Industry Continues to Contract

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

New CEO with an aggressive vision for the future and commitment to building new pathways for growth.

Cons

The Canadian publishing industry continues to spin the revolving door between the big three publishers. Nelson fell back into this trap recently with an influx of "professional publishers" from competing brands. Despite the CEO's best efforts to re-point the ship, legacy employees from leader challenged peer companies will do very little to drive transformational change. Unfortunately, the last decade of fiscal mis-management places the company in a very challenging position. Balance sheets should have been calibrated five to eight years ago in light of declining revenues and print market conditions. Consolidation will continue, and Nelson will continue to exist, but leadership hubris will need to give way to pragmatism in this ever shrinking industry.

3.0

Oct 11, 2017

A highly varied work environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Most of the staff is amazing and smart; some very good products that make me proud to work there; many wonderful managers

Cons

Timelines and goals established far away from the people who will be doing the work, often extremely unrealistic, resulting in overwork/burnout, poor quality work or both

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