I need this to be over, one way or another. I just need to move on. This is destroying my mental health.
Age Adjustment Allowance (over 40 yrs old) | Has anyone recieved in the past or know anything?
Age adjustment allowance = Ten percent of basic severance allowance for each year the employee is over 40 years of age at the time of separation (2.5 percent of the basic severance allowance for every full 3 months the employee's age is over age 40). — read more
Being There for Each Other
I know today’s a rough one for a lot of our team, and it’s important we’re here for each other. If you’re wondering how to help someone who’s struggling, here are a few ideas: Acknowledge Their Feelings: Even something as simple as, “I can’t imagine... — read more
No email, no layoff?
Looks like a lot of people have already received their notifications - what are the chances they sent everything out today? Could it be that if we haven't received anything yet, we're safe? I haven't been here long (just over a year) so I'm not sure... — read more
Who else is excited to see...
...the Pep Boys get shitcanned with no mercy when the merger happens? Too bad they get the golden parachute, but I hope they never work again. Clown show since day one. Fu-k all three
Good luck tomorrow, and remember to support each other
We are in this cr-p together. Be nice to each other. Be nice to yourself as well. I know it’s hard to lose a job, we all are afraid for our livelihoods. But if you ruin your health, physical and emotional, having a job will not make a difference... — read more
Chris McCarthy is a Clown
How the “Office of the CEO” can announce $500 million in cost cuts (aka our jobs) while ALSO taking a combined $9 MILLION in BONUS money tells you everything you need to know! Why more people internally haven’t noticed this is beyond me... — read more
End of an Era!
I’ve seen this one before, it’s a classic. The bad guys win, the good guys are out on their ear and the ship sinks anyway.
If you are laid off tomorrow, remember it's NOT your fault!
Tomorrow, good, hardworking people who are experts in their field will be laid off. There will also be people who will not be laid off but truly deserve to be. The way leadership has mismanaged this company and destroyed livelihoods and dreams is... — read more
Tuesday
Im not hearing about people stepping down as I expected at Streaming ... are the EVP SVP etc just laying off the rest of us?? what do you think?
VH All hands scheduled 9/24 @ 11:30am EST
Lovely. Nice knowing you all, I guess.
DD All Hands scheduled
cant wait for this to be over
Best of Luck
Wishing you all the best of luck tomorrow, no matter what happens. Hope we all find peace.
Are layoffs happening right now?
A bunch of HR people are booked from 9am-6pm with 30 minute meetings. Are layoffs happening right now?
Tues AM questions
A previous post said streaming is doing automated emails in am. Does anyone know if thats accurate? Is that all divisions under streaming org? I did read how Nick handled it; they posted Streaming would go that way.
How’s everyone feeling?
Now that we’re almost in the last 24 hours or so for this shithousery to come to an end, how are you all doing?
Who else is hoping to be laid off next week?
I'll happily take the severance money and leave without looking back.
Notifications on Tuesday?
Or we get the call invite on Monday and then we will be booted on Tuesday? How many more sleepless nights?
Severance pay question
If you are being laid off, can you elect to be paid severance with regular paychecks INSTEAD of a lump sum? When you get paid all at once they take out a larger % of taxes. And I want to prevent that. Has anyone had success asking for this? — read more
How many?
How many folks work under Paranount Streaming total?
I was laid off last week
Not even as an official part of the Phase (Insert any number). After weeks and weeks of anticipation, growing anxiety and fear, all of which have done quite a number on my health, it’s finally over. And all I feel is relief! I think this is the first... — read more
What can we expect next week?
Any news?
Any info on cuts under PW's org?
There's a thread regarding PW's scheduled Town Hall below, and the consensus seems to be that everyone under PW got an invite to the Town Hall on 10/2, so that in itself is not an indicator. But a few weeks ago right after the August cuts, PW sent... — read more
Why the alleged contempt for streaming?
I’ve seen a lot of people snicker at the apparent hatred the 3 chuckleheads at the top have for streaming. My question is why would they and what is the evidence? Is the long term game to pull out of streaming? Am I crazy or does that not seem like... — read more
The Pep Boys Email
How tone deaf are these id--ts? Let's talk about how great the company is doing before we fire 1,000 people on Tuesday. I can't wait until they are gone.
Tom Ryan is out
We all read the email about Erin leaving, the information around the teams is that Tom Ryan is out too. Has anyone else heard this?
SVP just got HR meeting for Monday
Is my team impacted? I tracked my SVP calendar and they just got a new HR meeting set for Monday. Upvote if my team is F’ed
We should all take mental health/sick days tomorrow
Don't know about you all, but this is having a serious negative effect on my health. I'm doing what I can control- resume is updated, I'm applying. I try to manage my stress in a healthy way. What I can't control is the way our managers and 3... — read more
Job Postings
It's a little crazy that job postings for Paramount Ad posted this week/today and even one for Nick Marketing ... The rest are CBS related news sports stations The Nick one will report to the SVP Design Animation
Tech Town Hall
We just received a calendar invitation for a tech Town Hall on 10/2 at 11:30am est, basically a week after the tech layoffs. What do you guys think of that?
Tone Deaf
Do we need a “get ready for inclusion week” email right before major layoffs? “Inclusion for all, except for half of you!”
How are you guys staying motivated at this time?
I am finding it increasingly difficult to remain motivated at work at this point. What are you guys doing to remain productive as we wait for the axe to fall (or not)?
Why are some middle managers acting like nothing is happening?
It's easy to tell managers that haven't gone through layoffs before, because they refuse to address the big elephant in the room. I'm sure they they mean well, but if I were in their shoes I'd be giving space to my teams to upskill, sharpen resume... — read more
Streaming News updates
Started a new thread regards to streaming ... a post said managers and up who have reports will have meetings this week to go over the procedures to layoff Has anyone heard anything ?? Has anyone heard anything from TR DD or VH with any sort of... — read more
This place is not worth hoping to keep a job
It has become a shithole, and the sooner you leave the better off you’ll be. In the meantime, look hard for other opportunities that are good for you, your career, happiness and finances. Sc--w these a--holes.