Paramount reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(3,967 total reviews)
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Robert Bakish

42% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

Paramount has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 3,967 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Paramount employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Audiovisual y medios de comunicación industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Mar 26, 2018

It used to be a fun place to work...

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Pros

Get to work with content from many famous brands (MTV, CC, Nick, etc) CEO is trying hard and believes in the product unlike our last one If you're in the right group you may find a fun group of people to be with Some of the brands know how to throw parties and the booze helps keep employees happy

Cons

You'll feel like you're living out a real life game of thrones (unless you're into that sort of thing) If you're not working at 1515 broadway nyc expect to be disappointed in your office Poor salary and workplace compensations compared with most companies in nyc these days. No snacks, paid soda at most locations, no team parties or outings, you only get new equipment when employees leave Unnecessarily large management structure that are contract based Most management don't seem to have a purpose beyond sustaining themselves New ideas are not welcomed and often result in the messenger getting fired Expect to attend way too many useless meetings in rooms aren't well equipped to handle video conferencing or collaboration Most the brands have all but dried up these days and the company vision isn't well communicated to all business units on what they need to do to achieve the vision. Everybody is expecting Viacom to merge with CBS so that they can be sold to Verizon at this point. Everybody in business has an idea of how to run tech and aren't open to other opinions Most business units don't have clear KPIs and often just think up random ideas to implement without any bearing on how they align with the company's vision and direction The difficulty in buying a mouse is the same as getting a new laptop

2.0
Feb 6, 2018

Rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic

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Pros

- Began moving in a slightly better direction with Bob in 2016/17 - If you are lucky, you may land a great boss that can further your career and teach you the industry. Some SVPs will constantly promote their reports, but others literally never promoted anyone in the 6 years I worked with their team

Cons

With 6 years under 4 separate teams across Viacom, sadly I saw these across the whole org: - Constant re-orgs, layoffs, and people trying to escape. I had 6 different bosses and 15 bosses bosses. My last team was a complete turnstile of escapees at all levels - Rampant sexism / biases. Two SVPs that I worked with would only hire women and gay men (one even randomly and openly told me while drunk at the holiday party). Another team would only hire Jewish people and told an Arab contractor to leave the country. One SVP told her direct report that she wasn't wearing enough makeup to be promoted - Runs on politics. Many teams won't work with each other. Bob's helping, but not enough - Promoting the wrong people. Professionalism and working towards a common goal is useless. What matters most is sucking up to your boss/their boss. One co-worker started as a Director, wouldn't respond to e-mails/meetings/calls to anyone other than his boss or above, and is now an SVP who still follows this strategy - In 2016/17, levels seemed to be devalued. You'll get 26 year old VPs that aren't professional or making the right decisions, and 30 year old Managers that are go-to's yet stuck per politics - Digital is still not the focus of the company. Leadership across divisions came from the linear business. When layoffs occur, it's mostly on the digital side. You can present an idea that will double revenue or viewership in Digital, and leadership won't care because it's basically doubling nothing to them - Viacom is increasingly relying on a Project-Based-Employee workforce. As most of these jobs are actually not project-based, they are illegal. This is bound to catch up with the company just as their unpaid intern program did

2.0
Feb 4, 2018

Development Stasis

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Pros

The opportunity here is being a part of a major entertainment network. It is in the process of reinventing itself to play a meaningful role in the TV streaming space.

Cons

Inconsistent efforts and development process leading to mixed results with attempts to evolve their product experience forward. Senior leadership has a pattern of listening more to their Sr. EVP's voice than their customers which keeps things from consistently improving in meaningful ways.

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