Thread regarding ViacomCBS layoffs

As long as they get it over with quickly

I hate the wait more than I hate the cuts themselves.

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Any ideas of how far ahead the HR meeting will be put on the calendar if we're getting cut?

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Post ID: @3nmc+1tVhjVvI

Finance group was just told to work from home tomorrow. Tuesday is the anchor day for the group to come in.

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Post ID: @3rij+1tVhjVvI

are there any updates?

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Post ID: @3cez+1tVhjVvI

Aug 13th and September 24th. Whoever said above "Finance & Accounting, Operations Management, IT & Systems, Legal & Compliance, and potentially HR " are the first wave is not accurate. Technology will be in September which is corporate tech and streaming tech. The rest are all happening on Tuesday including marketing. Clearly, more might get sprinkled into September.

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Post ID: @3sng+1tVhjVvI

The Tuesday date is it. I know a few posts said animation heard Friday - not sure what animation division

Zoom invite from your direct manager HR will contact you later - please share severance info and insurance info
Sept 14 is a Saturday -maybe a typo as I had heard September 24 unless they were ready earlier
I don't recognize the names of some of the divisions mentioned above as what LA refers to them as - maybe someone else does or it's corporate speak
But I had heard groups are going at same time ie Nick CBS etc ... then they were done for the most part
Names have been submitted since July
streaming/+ believes they are the September date
side opinion - I highly doubt CM is gutting MTV
To take Paramount Global private - all the outstanding shares would need to be purchased - that would be like 15 billion or more...

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Post ID: @2hpu+1tVhjVvI

These dates are not both correct nor are the groups in each wave. Get your facts right if you’re going to post here like you know what you’re saying.

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Post ID: @2cnj+1tVhjVvI

First round will be Finance & Accounting, Operations Management, IT & Systems, Legal & Compliance, and potentially HR (tho HR might be the last to go). Names were already submitted early July.

Second round will be Market Research, Brand Management, Public Relations and Product Marketing teams.

Cleaning up shop before the official merger for a significant shift in company strategy, possibly reducing certain operations and gutting MTV / BET / Logo and other underperforming assets. Lots of references thrown around these meetings about cleaning up upper and middle management. If you know someone who’s gotten a promotion every year, they are likely going to be scrutinized for validity of value.
“The only thing constant is change” as we swap from ine no nothing trust fund baby owner to another trust fund baby who's actually proven their media grit.
Skydance plans on bringing the company private, so theres no room for fat.

Good luck everybody! Just know tech companies might value you!

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Post ID: @2gml+1tVhjVvI

But who will be in Aug and who in Sept?

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Post ID: @1ycx+1tVhjVvI

August 13th and September 14th. Those are your days

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Post ID: @zkm+1tVhjVvI

But they said in call , it will continue till year end . That’s bad . Ki-ling people slowly .
Instead offer nice severance and move on !

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Post ID: @qjm+1tVhjVvI

I don't even care what the outcome is, I just want to know where I stand.

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