Fun place to work for aggressive self-promoters. - Director of Technology Paramount Employee Review

4.0
15 Dec 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Young, creative staff and atmosphere. Flexible work hours. Casual dress code and work environment. Liberal benefits packages. The Human Resources department is very professional. Usually a fun place to work, especially if you like pop culture. Lots of art-school types all over the company, which will make you feel right at home if you're a creative type.

Cons

Too much bureacracy and politics. MTV (the cable network) dominates all others to the detriment of the other channels in the company. You will only advance through aggressive self-promotion -- there is no training or career development. Not for those older than 45 or so, unless you're in a senior position.

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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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