Good luck to those affected... https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/paramount-layoffs-memo-staff-cuts-1235823470/

See: Variety article What impact, if any, does this last minute move have on layoffs for this division? And what about those currently part of a union?

anyone have the link or directions on how to get a W2. My severance ended middle of last year... no response to my inquiries . thanks!

https://deadline.com/2024/01/paramount-global-layoffs-february-1235798785/ For the past several days, there has been chatter that Paramount layoffs of about 800 are imminent. It followed a WSJ report in December that the company was mulling the... — read more 

Variety article discussing 1000 plus layoffs???

Showtime sports announcement went out a while ago. That’s a lot of jobs that will be gone by January. Bellator MMA gets sold so that’s another part of paramount that will be gone. Why would they decide to say bye to their sports entities? So many... — read more 

The audience is shifting to the creator economy - youtube is stealing the audience, and the fact that the NFL is migrating there is all the proof you need. actors and writers stomping their feet are like horse and buggy manufacturers going on strike... — read more 

Netflix has explored Paramount for its studio business, and with Paramount on shaky ground, Wells Fargo recently called its breakup "inevitable," stirring speculation of a sale. Netflix also looked at MGM before Amazon bought it for an eye-popping... — read more 

With the Tiffany networks main star being on the chopping block. What's your thoughts boys?

Loop Capital analyst Alan Gould upgraded his rating on the stock to "Hold" from "Sell" on news of the cash infusion, but kept his price target at $14. He outlined a "bull case" for the shares that envisions Paramount selling at least some of its... — read more 

Just announced - layoffs happening today!

Oh how I wish the project base employees could come together at a time like this. Unionize! He-l, something. The amount of fellow coworkers I have that have been promised for years they’d be made staff is disgusting. They’re doing the same exact work... — read more 

This is what this company is wasting its time, money, and resources on, while our arrogant, incompetent, and ignorant leadership just pretend as though we aren’t getting btfo’d by the creator economy. No way is this esg sh*t sustainable, it’s only... — read more 

Has there been any news lately? A while ago this week was whispered about as the possible timing for more layoffs, I'm trying to determine if that is happening or not. I personally think that having any more cuts at this point would be a huge... — read more 

Hello! Wondering if anyone else affected by layoffs in 2022 got their W2 mailed to them yet? I still haven’t and do not wish to reach out to the company personally… they definitely had my correct address.

Showtime is not profitable and they couldn't find a buyer to assume the debt. McCarthy now has until 2025 to turn it around. It truly is "Showtime". Paramount plans to merge its Paramount+ and Showtime businesses, a consolidation of linear and... — read more 

With PARA approaching $16/share it reminds me that history might not repeat itself but it sure does rhyme. Only this time, content creators are eating Bob's lunch and there's no Hulu deal coming to bail us out. November 4 2008: Subject: On behalf... — read more 

the reisenbach honeymoon is over

Is it true the packages last month were cut compared to past rounds? It used to be 20 years guaranteed a year. Is that still the case?

The former NBC exec also added that he wants his studios to take “full advantage” of the Paramount Global ecosystem across broadcast, cable and streaming but also continue to sell to third-party platforms... — read more 

I don’t care about twitter, but removing ourselves from most peoples’ primary source of news is asinine. When you hate the customer, they are just going to hate you... — read more 

When you are laid off after many years of service, always meeting insane quarterly goals. Paramount does not care about their employees. Shame on you Bob, Cheeks and all you ba----ds trying to save a penny without considering the value said "numbers"... — read more 

We all know Showtime layoffs are coming. But when?

Paramount Global is expected to lay off fewer than 100 employees in Los Angeles and New York, The Wrap has confirmed. The majority of the cuts will impact the company’s ad sales group, which has been undergoing a transformation overseen by new... — read more 

Are more layoffs scheduled for Thursday and if so what groups or locations?

What a literal catastrophe. All those VC investments have dried up and now thanks to their mandates, most of the customers have been chased away by political nonsense... — read more 

CEO and execs said on the earnings call that Paramount is eyeing meaningful and sizable cost cuts involving both labor and non-labor expenses by end of this quarter. Will we see another December 2008 replay before the holidays? Predictions to... — read more 

the part that everyone doesn’t seem to get yet is that this company and industry are dead. there aren’t sweeter deals coming down the road. take what you can get now because individual creators have rendered legacy media completely... — read more 

It shows that everybody is tired of the management's cr-p and unrealistic expectations placed on all of us. Even with the job market not being as hot as it once was, many are choosing to walk away. If we had normal management, this would be noticed... — read more 

Along with the hiring freeze comes rumors of buyouts, mostly in news, but could be all over. Six months, which is a lousy deal. Considering the awful management decisions in the last three years, they should offer 2 wks./yr. and people would spin the... — read more 

The entire CBS Television City MPD West department was shut down today and everyone fired. NY had been stealing all their work and finally migrated all the west coast files over there and then flushed everyone. Hope that entire sh---y company burns... — read more 

no viewers, no money, no contract https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/comedian-trevor-noah-leave-the-daily-show-after-seven-years-2022-09-30/ And there's more coming....

Does anyone know what’s going on with the hiring freeze? Length of time, etc? Or possible explanations. I’ve been told they aren’t filling any positions for those who leave.

Enough is enough, my 7 and 10 year olds have been in a class room with 30 other kids for almost a year now without mask, most of them un-vaced with no major out breaks yet your still making us wear mask and get tested and we are vac'ed and boosted... — read more 

The president said last night on our network that the pandemic is over so why are we still testing? Management say's its the unions setting the policy, if that's true stop costing so many union and non-union workers work. Most every other network has... — read more 

who else here with a uterus had to painfully listen to Bob flounder around to try to justify why paramount keeps donating to anti-abortion legislators. also i just hate these bob lives, there’s barely any helpful information. the merit increase... — read more 

The company has hired upper and middle management with track records , usually two to five years at a clip in their résumés, of downsizing. Check out some of these folks on LinkedIn. One listed acumen of handling M&A (mergers and acquisitions) while... — read more 

Rumor is people are quitting within a specific area of Viacom/CBS, now Paramount rebranded. Who runs this area and why aren't they being dealt with properly? Perhaps the company has sunk to a new low point where the philosophy of "why lay them off if... — read more 

People are still working from home while essential staff has no ability to do so; never has. Yet, compensation from the company for essential workers vanished a long time ago. Time to bring back the compensation or bring back the non-essential... — read more 

Protests in front of 1515 wouldn’t take long to get attention. ViacomCBS needs to acknowledge the absurd about of freelancers it has in full-time, staff positions simply to avoid paying for benefits. THERE ARE MORE OF US THAN THERE ARE THEM!!! It’s... — read more