MTV- Can be a great place to work if you have a strong pair of scissors for cutting through mountains of red tape - Blogger Paramount Employee Review

2.0
Oct 1, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

There are some very good and intelligent people working at the network, and it's a joy to be around them when you can avoid b*tching and moaning about the company all day. The work environment is relatively relaxed. Free soda all day long. There are some good employee-related events that take place and allow you opportunities to build relationships with other people at the company's sister networks.

Cons

There is a lot of interdepartmental confusion amongst members of senior level management. For a media company, there are too many levels of approvals and overall red tape that need to be handled before anything gets done, which can lead to an employee feeling almost worthless. The pay is not great, and benefits for a permalancer are practically non-existent. If they do exist, getting an answer out of anyone is a chore. In general, it feels like there is an overall lack of effective communication amongst all parties working at the network. Nobody is on the same page.

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Cons

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Pros

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

Cons

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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