I mean what’s left of us. I became completely numb.

For those laid off did they cut off your free Paramount+ subscription yet? They got me already

Does anyone know what the heck are they going to talk about?

Gentlemen, congratulations on the destruction of Paramount Global in the name of making the billionairess happy. Each of you have destroyed iconic brands with your short-sightedness and desire to cut expenses not matter the consequences. The latest... — read more 

Notice Date 9 23 Effective Date 11/18 14 People Gower Addrss

There’s some folks who weren’t offering their 60 days severance as required by CA WARN notice. (90 for New York). If you weren’t offered this because you were remote, it’s time to lawyer up. You also are signing away your rights to sue them if they... — read more 

This place just feels lost these days. It seems like we're moving without a clear plan. If you disagree, feel free to prove me wrong, but from where I’m standing, it looks like the leadership is just blindly making moves without any real direction... — read more 

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Great to be a leader among peers.

Does anyone know how bad CBS Sports was hit?

For those impacted by the layoffs, you should ALWAYS ask for more severance than what you’ve initially been offered. I’ve seen many, many cases where people got significantly more than what they were offered, especially if you’re over 40 and... — read more 

What are impacted employees at the various levels from yesterday receiving for severance? Based on years of service? Is bonus included?

He and VH are clueless to operating at this level or scale, and I struggle to imagine they did anything to stand up to the pep boys while their ankles were cut.

I was the only one on my team laid off despite surpassing every goal put in front of me and trying to make the brand better

Or did he protect everyone on his side and sacrifice whole teams and divisions to keep his army?

Anyone have an idea of how the layoffs were decided? I can’t help but wonder how the decisions were made. I was among those on my team let go and we are all wondering “why us?”. Some of us agree it could be based on our tenure but even that doesn’t... — read more 

I can’t keep track anymore. I pretty much accepted that I will be out of job by the end of the year, so there’s that. Paramount+ was butchered - sorry, guys, for all of you who hoped to keep the job. Sorry for all of us because we have to go through... — read more 

Once again, guess who'll be expected to pick up the work of those who were laid off? It happens every single time. We get to do more work for the same pay. We'll have to break our backs to get it done, but nobody cares about that. They had to cut... — read more 

Union puts out some janky letter patronizing the membership about being peeved? They'll do bupkis. Extortion! Company full of DEI lackey hires, even at the executive level. Running the company into the ground! Even Larry Tisch was better. The CBS... — read more 

I posted asking how his group made it through unscathed again despite Chris being an incompetent CEO and somehow it was posted and removed. He and his team have had virtually no impacts yet he creates chaos every day.

how did your teams do ?

or have your managers touched base and told you you're good?

The separation of an additional 66 employees will take place in three (3) phases. Phase 1 (1): December 6, 2024, Phase 2 (1): December 13, 2024, Phase 3 (64): December 16, 2024. happy holidays

I’ll keep this brief. It seems there was a recurring pattern in how layoffs were decided, and it wasn’t JUST based on total compensation and we know performance wasn’t a huge deciding factor. From what I’ve observed, many of those affected didn’t... — read more 

My office is in New York. My severance is showing Will I continue to get paychecks for 90 days?

Paramount Global is starting Phase 2 of its planned layoffs, according to a memo sent early Tuesday morning by the media company’s co-chief... — read more 

The last few go-arounds some staff members were informed towards the close of the work day that they were safe. Others were not and were left wondering and waiting, causing unnecessary anxiety. This is already a highly cruel and poorly mismanaged... — read more 

has anyone been contacted after the all hands this am? from either marketing or tech

NFL is releasing a statement at 2:45 this afternoon regarding linear assets and providers, specifically regarding those entities with economic difficulties within their purview. Although this will likely be done without mentioning CBS specifically... — read more 

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Fu--ing done with this BS. If you're going to slash my team, you tell them. I know, boo-ho I still have a job at this clown show. Once I'm done telling everyone they'll likely cut me too.

the waiting is the worst .

Hi Everyone, We are following up on the note below to inform you that today, we will begin phase two of our workforce reductions in the US. Like the entire Media industry, we are working to accelerate streaming profitability while at the same time... — read more