The Emperor Has No Clothes - Executive Paramount Employee Review

2.0
Dec 12, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Honestly, I struggle to come up with any.

Cons

- Aging, out of touch leadership; head in the sand mentality in the face of a crumbling business - Poor/no strategy; only response to crumbling business is to slash costs, gutting the company's talent pool - One of the least diverse management teams in media - Lack of diversity in division leadership as well - Poor pay - Miserable facilities - majority of employees have no office and must work "agile" - i.e., working in tiny cubicles which must be reserved in advance - Zero morale, as a result of wave after wave of layoffs, plus wage cuts, bonus reductions and hiring freezes - Poor, underfunded technology and resources for employees - Streaming product UI and UX are terrible - Lack of originality in programming and marketing - openly relying only on stale, recycled "franchise"

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Cons

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Pros

People who were at Paramount before the Skydance merger remain talented and amazing people.

Cons

The post-Skydance merger Paramount is an aimless corporate with zero resources, and respect for existing employees. Senior management are coming from Disney, and they’re hiring all their previous Disney colleagues, while laying off employees that have been at Paramount through ages. There has also been a shift in demographics where White men control the power. It’s disheartening to see amazing legacy leadership get demoted and sidelined in favor of incoming White male leaders from Disney. The new senior management will say things like, “We want to invest in people that will stay with us and grow,” yet layoff an entire division that have kept this company running through all the transitions. The disrespect is just ridiculous.

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