Paramount Pictures reviews about "upper management"

While working in my current position we have not beeen able to thrive due upper management and the near weekly layoffs. I was not laid off but I ended up doing over 11 people's jobs and work life balance ceased to exist to be available to me or any one else. The culture at the lot spiraled and it was hard to get people to work hard and be excited about projects when they were so overwhelmed.

Upper management has been making terrible decisions for a while now. Many good people have already jumped ship rather than continue to take direction from irrational bosses. The studio has lost many of its more recent tentpoles and has been struggling to find anything with staying power, besides the one saving grace of Transformers (as terrible as those are).

Where do I start… Two years into my job I was transitioned to another team which I learned a lot from but to my new management I felt like a discarded step child. I took on a lot of work and really helped reshape the productivity of this team (the company had gone through one of their many re-orgs) - when the time came to approach upper management about a promotion it was a dreadful experience, I would always come prepared with a list of duties and why I deserved a raise. My direct manager always implied that he would advocate for me, but I truly think he didn’t do anything. The VP of the team would always scoff and would always make me feel what I was asking for was outrageous. “let’s revisit this in a few months” was the classic line I received three different times. Disappointing. Here are my cons: - Volatile: this company has gone through so many reorganizations and mergers it will make your head spin - Lack of Promoting Internally: It is really hard to get promoted. Paramount would rather hire someone on the outside then utilize the resources it already has to promote someone who already knows how things work. You would untimely save the company money and time by promoting within. C-suite Management: Let’s discuss the elephant in the room… The 3EOs. 20% company wide layoffs, bad business decisions leading to employees becoming collateral damage all while C-suite thrive with their golden parachute packages and un-incentivized bonuses. You expect us to do the job of 5 people, when you have 3 people doing the job of 1 person? Make it make sense. American Corporations: You have 2 Cows. You sell one and force the other to produce the milk of 4 cows. Later, you hire a consultant to analyze why the cow has died.

Upper Management is flawed Nepotism layoffs every year movies that are green-lit are terrible and don't make the studio any money selling part of the studio to the Chinese

Shows it's priority and higher values of upper management leaving lower to suffer.

Disorganized, Upper management disconnected, depressing

Career advancement - HR and upper management are not looking to invest in their current employees. Thinks everyone is replaceable.

Poor compensation No upward movement Senior management that has little/no motivation to make bold or innovation decisions

Upper management didn't treat employees fairly