With opt-in for RTO Phase 1 due Monday, we could use a thread to focus that chatter this upcoming week. Are you opting in to the severance? What made your decision easy or hard? Have you told your manager and coworkers? Any indication yet whether... — read more 

Why waste hours of our lives in LA traffic? Why make everything more expensive for us? Why drain people of their time and energy just to tick some box? It won’t make us better performers. It won’t make us more creative, harder working, or more... — read more 

There’s literally nothing else to it.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/11/warner-bros-discovery-paramount-skydance-bid.html

Everyone keeps blaming work-from-home for performance problems, but it’s not the issue. Morale has been crushed by layoffs, budget cuts, and chaotic changes. Not taking away peoples' flexibility might actually build some goodwill and help fix some of... — read more 

Is October 28th still the date they’re working toward for layoffs?

Here's what I'm seeing. lmk of comments or your alternatives... Paramount Pictures has a new docu-series about the purchase of Paramount by skydance. DE to play himself and/or choose Tom C. Fran Drescher to play Shari Redstone. Jonah Hill to... — read more 

https://www.thewrap.com/meta-dane-glasgow-paramount-chief-product-officer/

If we’re not opting in do we opt out or just leave it and not sign anything?

For employees who were hired as remote, how are they being handled? Are SVPs/EVPs given the opportunity to prove why they are valuable? Or are top leaders just making the decisions? Understand this will be addressed in Phase 2, but if a remote worker... — read more 

Heard there were some cuts at MTV today. Anyone have details?

Use your brains people. If RTO was truly for the reasons DE said - would they still hire off shore? Will LTI contractors and other vendors be relocated to US? How about teams that have members in multiple locations? What about Poland office? Don’t... — read more 

Does anyone know if you receive it as one lump sum or bi-weekly for the duration of your severance?

Before signing and agreeing the opt-in agreement, please make sure you fully read and understand what you are signing, particularly the part about basic severance and offset policy when you find new employment during the sev period.

NBC Universal just issued out a 4-Day RTO mandate starting in January, so those starting to do their job search will likely face similar challenges as more companies require... — read more 

I started one on my phone to motivate me to find a new job. No leads yet though. I cannot go a month without a job financially.

Understand remote workers are part of Phase 2, but do we think any exceptions will be made for those who where hired into a remote position OR will they be given a choice (maybe with a relocation package) to move closer to an office. I’m asking... — read more 

Anyone know what DR shared in his All Hands today with Product? Missed it.

Well the VMA’s are over. Let the countdown begin. Good luck fellas!! See ya on the other side.

I'm done with the stress, the constant drip of half-information, the endless waiting to see if layoffs are coming or not. I'm just done. From here on out, I'm quiet quitting. Any extra time or energy I have is going into finding a new job. This place... — read more 

Not sure but if I had to guess: a RTO mandate requiring relocation or payout would be the way they would go. They are in the business of making money. They don't care about our preferences. Remote workers in multiple states is complicated for... — read more 

friday, i saw someone ask if anyone have intel on the difference between this opt-in severance vs what they might offer if you get laid off in nov. sure it might be a d-mb question to some, but its a honest one. ive seen d-mber things that're being... — read more 

Tell me what you think will happen from now until April. My predictions: Cable stripped to bare bones. CBS completely restructured. Most fully remote employees cut in November (I’m fully remote) so they don’t have to relocate anyone. ... — read more 

Curious if anyone has heard how our benefits could be changing - I.e holidays, PTO, health benefits, etc.

Hey, can someone tell me what went on in VH's office hours today? I'm hearing some legendary sh-t!

Employees are out! Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ:PSKY) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share for both its Class A and Class B shares. The dividend will be paid on October 1, 2025, to shareholders of record as of... — read more 

curious if the decision was super easy for some, as I know it has been a bit harder for others.

RTO is definitely one of them, make no mistake about that. It’s always been the primary goal of RTO wherever it’s rolled out. The least they could do is be transparent and communicate clearly about all the plans, whether it’s voluntary severance or... — read more 

It seems that they will be covering our healthcare costs (by paying the difference on COBRA) starting from the severance package in September. Does anyone know if we will receive the same healthcare support if we get laid off in November? From what... — read more 

I am getting some unclear information on whether one can get unemployment if taking this severance. A lot of policies for unemployment state that if one voluntarily leaves, they may be ineligible for unemployment.

I only see the severance package being offered to VPs and below. Is there any sort of similar options for SVPs and above? Or would they have to leave without a package if the RTO doesn't work for them? Just curious.

I'm considering the severance package but am wondering if anyone knows what subsidized Cobra means? I assume our bi-monthly payment towards health insurance would dramatically increase? Especially when a family is on your account?

https://x.com/TheLayoff

the return to office push is really a quiet layoff. during covid many companies overhired. now instead of open cuts, they pressure people back into offices under the culture excuse. here’s the kicker...... 70%+ of companies will demand 3+ days in... — read more 

So the company is going to can all remote only positions and won’t hire for any in future? Even if you are not anywhere near an office? Or is RTO only for hybrid workers and remote being removed for them?

Does the voluntary severance program genuinely aim to reduce the number of involuntary layoffs, or is leadership planning to cut 2,000 positions regardless of how many people opt in?

Comments are welcome folks.