Good people are being shown the door today in droves, and yet the company has dozens if not hundreds of job openings right now. There are 79 open positions in New York alone!! How in the world is this okay? And before somebody says it's different... — read more 

It has started... Also, anybody thinks that the lawsuit timing is awfully convenient?

It’s happening already. 3 people I know of so far.

Any word on if we should all be preparing for the worst tomorrow? Seems awfully quiet for something big to be going on.

"Hollywood Team, Please join us for an important Lunch & Learn session on May 24th. Preparing ourselves for something as frightening as a potential “Active Shooter” is certainly a very sensitive subject and can make us uncomfortable, but increasing... — read more 

With escalating rumors that Bob will only get a seat on the Board, is there a chance all other restructure is on hold? No one seems to have heard anything.

Problems solved. http://variety.com/2018/digital/news/viacom-snapchat-shows-mtv-bet-comedy-central-1202778910/

Layoffs have already been slated for mid-May prior to the announcement, that hasn't changed. May 15th is the date I've heard the most. Where did this information come from? This is the first I'm hearing about May layoffs, and trust me when I tell you... — read more 

It would be interesting to know what the feeling is on the ground about the merger.... Or just to trash talk

CBS Corp. is on the verge of making a merger proposal to Viacom Inc., reports Bloomberg. CBS is expected to propose its CEO and chairman, Les Moonves, head the combined company. Holding company National Amusements Inc. has 80% of voting stock for... — read more 

It's not your fault. The execs were shortsighted and did not properly play this shift in the industry landscape. We got caught naked with nothing to show - the decline will take a while abut I do not think we can recover. I'll be switching industries... — read more 

Out. Of. Touch. Waste of $ from the jumpoff http://www.tmz.com/2018/03/14/mtv-total-request-live-trl-canceled-again/

I've heard pretty consistently that two more rounds of layoffs are coming, one in May and another in July. I haven't heard any details as to who will get hit. Start using up that PTO!

next round rumored to focus on svps

its called surgical layoffs -- small batches of layoffs (100 here, 50 there) -- and it will continue to happen. it avoids bad press with jaw-dropping large scale layoffs. Read this in another thread and I thought it hit the nail on the head. Not only... — read more 

Team, While we had planned to share an update on our Media Networks structure during Bob Live tomorrow, in light of recent media speculation we wanted to reach out today to clarify a few points. First, I’m pleased to share with you that Sarah Levy... — read more 

Seriously, from what we've been hearing has been going on in various departments, does anybody actually buy the reported number of 100 employees who were laid off? Frankly, to me this sounds much more like damage control than anything else. While I... — read more 

As per this article .below .Viacom’s wants to save 100 million by laying off 100 people.. Let’s say those hundred made 100,000 dollars times 100 that would be 10 million.. But if you fire near 1000 people times 100,000 dollars That’s now 100 million... — read more 

The date of the rumored layoffs were correct but the magnitude was over hyped. Not to limit the damage of those who were let go but the actual number was closer to 100 not 1000.

Who says its really over? Haven't these layoffs gone on more than 1 day in the past?

Any word from there?

Anyone has more info about Velocity? No posts or replies to be found here. Thanks!

https://www.facebook.com/TheLayoff/posts/1576300429133074

Team, I know there’s been a lot of news in the past week – over the last year, in fact – about change (or potential change) in this company. I think it’s important to remember that so much of this change, while not always easy, has made us stronger... — read more 

Bakish just sent out an email about today’s changes. Does that mean it’s done?

Does anybody know what kind of severance Viacom is offering to those being laid off today? There was talk about some changes being made to the severance package, so I am wondering if it is still the usual or have they managed to find a way to... — read more 

digital teams seem to be taking hits which is especially sad because i think the company needs to strengthen its digital businesses if its to compete and evolve beyond a tv company.

About 12 people in tech that i know of at 345 has laid off and a bunch at nick web team

From production and creative leadership, redundancies from MTV/VH1/Logo continuing to become one entity.

Please chime in

This should go to the media as nobody is covering it. The cuts seems to be massive and are hitting wide and deep - the rumor is that 800 employees got cut, it's across the departments with IT, sales and marketing carrying the heavy brunt of the hit... — read more 

Any chance we can get some info from somebody who knows what's going on? My wife is at work right now, and she was so nervous before going in today, I hated seeing her so stressed out. I can't really call her anymore since everybody there is on edge... — read more 

So far the layoffs for MTV/VH1 that I've heard of have been VP of Marketing and Production Operations, A Senior Director of Brand Creative, A Creative Director, and A Supervising Producer. Not to mention multiple freelance writers whose contracts... — read more 

What’s the deal? Are we nearing the end?

Just heard it started, and that it will be over in a few hours. Not a first hand information, though, so take it with a grain of salt. There are a lot of rumors about how many people are getting the boot this time, so anyone having more info -... — read more 

Everybody in my department is tense but as of now, nothing has happened. Anybody knows if any layoffs took place? If they have, anybody knows what got hit the hardest? Which location or department? If they haven't, well, I guess we are in for more... — read more