Disappointments from such a well-established company - Anonymous employee Paramount Employee Review

3.0
10 Jul 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Working for an established Fortune 500 company/ You say "CBS Interactive," everyone is going to know - Overall company culture was alright

Cons

Most of my cons stemmed from within my team as opposed to the overall CBSi company: - Favoritism at a concerning level: Senior leaders' favoritism > performance (I have seen plenty of instances where individuals with poor performances were still given career developmental opportunities due to their strong, personal relationships with senior leaders). Reward those who actually deserve it (those who perform strongly)... But then again, if the VPs are onboard with rewarding their favorable employees, nothing you can do about it. - Lack of career growth - Below average compensation: HR knows you are being underpaid, your manager knows you are being underpaid. It's just accepted as the status quo.

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

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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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