Asking for a friend as it appears the states have settled

NEWS: The FCC approved Paramount’s request to allow foreign ownership to exceed the 25% statutory benchmark, clearing a regulatory hurdle tied to its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). In its declaratory ruling, the FCC found that... — read more 

What do you think is the over/under on a red state move? Nepo baby bluster or genuine concern?

I am surprised the board is silent with all things that are happening. I guess there is more chatter on Paramount Global's page - Good luck all.

### Paramount Global — Phase II RTO / Severance Update Phase II is officially moving forward. My group was informed today. Severance packages are expected to go out by mid-April. Employees receiving severance will have until the end of April to... — read more 

How long does this leadership think we can keep getting these PR hits and getting away with it?

Article discussing Karen Bass supporting a settlement and Raman wanting the case at trial has the quotes of " merger would deepen it, costing an estimated 4,500 film and television jobs, more than 10,000 jobs region-wide, and billions of dollars in... — read more 

There’s been talk about EVPs and SVPs being hired as remote employees in cities other than NYC and LA. I don't know which teams. What’s up with that? People in NYC and LA were told to be in the office and that they can’t hire remote employees, yet... — read more 

Been here almost 6years. But the last 4years have been really bad due to toxic manager/work environment in general. Especially, with the rto mandate when my own manager works rto every Friday and some of my co workers have not been in the office for... — read more 

Ours or Warners? Doesn’t it make sense to ingest all the Warner content into P+ and call it good or are we just going scrap everything we’ve built for the past 4 years?

Paramount Skydance clears global regulatory hurdles for Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition, with approvals in nearly 70... — read more 

How’s morale California employees… SMH Way to run a company !

Since RTO has now been in effect for over six months, it feels like that has been long enough for a second round of hand slaps for people who are not adhering like what happened earlier in spring. Have any managers had employees flagged for not... — read more 

Honestly, this place is a joke. First, we get our Twitter hacked, and then we end up leaking Avatar, and then, to top it off I heard that they promoted the entire security team. You can't make this stuff up! These security issues are only the ones we... — read more 

Saw in another thread someone mentioning layoffs this week. It’s Tuesday… anything happening? Or is this a false alarm.

Hearing rumblings about September layoffs now that the merger has been delayed. Anyone else hear anything?

My manager finally allowed me to talk to HR about a salary increase seeing as I had taken on a lot more responsibility and staff under me. HR has told me I can have a 7% salary bump but my bonus will be cut by 5% I’ve not had an increase in 2 years... — read more 

Noticed some quiet promos in streaming on the P+ side. Anyone else see these?

Now we're nothing but a joke. It breaks my heart to see how we're being systematically destroyed and there's nothing we can do to stop it.

Since the EU gave approval for the merger and the US petty states are getting restraining orders. To make the Ellison's bleed a little bit longer. Which is pointless as pretty much the Ellison's have a suit of lawyers. Ones that have gone to the... — read more 

If even then. I'm starting to get a bit optimistic that this whole thing could fall through in the end. https://www.engadget.com/2222897/paramount-agrees-to-delay-warner-bros-merger-into-2027/

https://www.therobarcher.com/p/fridays-court-hearing-could-shape

Thoughts on how this will all go down?

Knowing what's coming, knowing they'd most likely be able to leave with a package, why are they so quick to leave? I'm genuinely curious.

Any word on the scope of the cuts happening this week?

anyone hear if separation packages will be offered again? If yes, do we think the package will be any better than last time they were offered since they will be looking to get rid of many employees once merge is finalized (2 weeks for every year... — read more 

Anybody else tired of working with a perpetual axe hanging over their head? I really can't wait for this whole thing to be over, even if I end up being laid off. I just can't stand this feeling of uncertainty anymore.

Why have we not changed organization structure to help Paramount+ technology?

If you think we're paying for the acquisition any way other than layoffs, you haven't been paying attention. What's the easiest way to cut costs? Layoffs. What has this company done every time it needed to save money, especially more recently?... — read more 

The Wall Street Journal evaluates how leading US corps stack up in 6 areas: AI readiness, innovation, talent readiness, financial fitness, resilience and agility. Paramount Global is mapped to the file row Paramount Skydance, ticker PSKY. It ranks... — read more 

Marvel hero "Hulk" Mark Ruffalo, a frequent advocate for social issues, recently voiced strong criticism regarding the proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by what the article refers to as "Paramount Skydance Pictures." In February, he... — read more 

Is there a single position right now where you can just work and not spend half your energy worrying about being let go?

Anyone have any insight? Are teams actively planning for layoffs?

Or can it be considered a done deal by now?

The head of the Writers Guild of America East union blasted Paramount-owned CBS News for recent “cruel and needless layoffs,” its firing of “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley and the shutdown of CBS News... — read more 

I have worked here for over two decades and this is one of the more frustrating periods I have seen. The actual workload is manageable, but the constant politics between departments and leadership make the day feel heavier than it needs to be. We're... — read more 

I heard a rumor that there will be layoffs on July 15th, and then more on August 15th? Has anyone heard about this? Not sure if it's even true, or what departments. Q2 earnings reports are expected to be on July 30th, so the July 15 layoffs would be... — read more 

https://apnews.com/article/cbs-news-60-minutes-pelley-fired-db75daea29a1996f9db5e7951e6f5064

We’ve become a joke. A punchline. At this point, I wouldn’t even be sorry to turn my back on this place.

Can anyone in HR confirm if promotions were approved, your manager would have been notified either way? I’m hearing there was an extension and some might be approved starting July 1.