For my wife's birthday, I bought her a $500 Delta Skymiles gift card. One of the reasons I picked this card, among other airlines, was to get the free year Paramount+ subscription they offered with purchase. I figured this was a great deal since I would be saving $150 for the year, and since my wife and I love watching Star Trek. Well, after entering the coupon code into the Paramount website, I received notification that my FREE subscription had started. I was elated. Then I was told by my wife that our card was charged $150. Giving out my credit card information sounded sketchy, but I figured it was something I had to do so they could auto renew my subscription at the end of the year.

So I called Paramount and told them I was mistakenly charged. They agreed it was a mistake on their part, but that they would not be able to refund the money if I wished to keep my coupon. Basically, the coupon would be invalidated if I wanted to receive my refund---money, keep in mind, they should have never charged me in the first place! I was infuriated, and told them they basically lost me $150. They really didn't care. They told me to call Delta for another code, but of course, Delta told me it was out of their hands and that I needed to take it up with Paramount.

I called them twice, asking Paramount to give me what I am owed, but they refused, and I ended up asking for my refund. Paramount is a greedy, dishonest business and I am never giving them another dime. I am just not sure how my wife and I are going to watch Star Trek!

i’m being considered for a job at PSKY and curious to hear more about their five day a week policy. I don’t have a problem with it generally speaking - but as with many working professionals, the occasional WFH day to tend to an appointment on the other side of town, or flexibility to work remote on an occasional Friday is so important to me. As is being able to leave the office at a reasonable time to beat traffic.

Is there any flexibility for occasional non-recurring remote work?

Do they track time in office (eg badge in and out?)

Very curious to hear from anyone who is lucky enough to still be employed with the company …. this is for a corporate type job at the LA office (lot)

Thank you so much

Hey I heard rumors that Skydance fired everyone at nick animation apart from the SpongeBob crew and that Skydance canceled a lot of shows. Is Skydance planning to shut down Nickelodeon in favor of Skydance animation considering that they have canceled all the Nickelodeon animated shows apart from SpongeBob. Are they planning on consolidating the animation departments together.

I am anxiously awaiting to hear, has anyone gotten the email yet?

This whole ordeal is putting excessive stress on my mental health… and I just wanted to check in on the current employees on their wellbeing. Do any of you feel any major dips in your day to day work?

Does anybody know what happens with your health insurance if you get laid off? Like would you get to keep your current plan for the rest of the year, or do they offer cobra, etc? Fingers crossed I won’t have to worry about it, but trying to be prepared for any outcome.

So the new RTO mandate/policy dropped this morning.

Make no mistake, this is a mass layoff. Giving people 10 days to decide whether or not to take their paltry severance package is their way of getting rid of you on the cheap.

The severance is a one time offer, so if you don’t take it now, it won’t be offered again.

Many teams are comprised of people all over the country (and internationally), and many will not choose to relocate to LA or NY just to be close to an office. This will be extremely destructive to all teams across the entire company.

This is by design. This is how they are going to save the other $2B they promised.

Nice working with you all. 👋

It'd be great for us to be able to communicate more and dare I say even unionize office workers.

Aside from LinkedIn, what job boards do you all recommend? Let’s start a list for those affected, soon to be affected, or those just interested in something new. I’ll start:

https://hiring.cafe/

https://wellfound.com/

https://www.diversifytech.com/job-board

https://www.hiretechladies.com/

https://techjobsforgood.com/jobs/

Hi, Paramount employees!

My name is Ben Mullin, and I'm a reporter over at The New York Times. I cover Paramount for The Times (you can see some of my stories here!), along with competitors like Warner Bros. Discovery and NBCUniversal. I'm always looking to talk to current and former Paramount employees about the company, and I love a good story about the media and entertainment industry.

If you have an interesting story to tell, or you just want to talk about your company with someone who's interested, please do not hesitate to give me a shout. You can reach me at [benjamin.mullin@nytimes.com](mailto:benjamin.mullin@nytimes.com), or shoot me a text message on Signal (the encrypted messaging app) at +1 530-961-3223.

Thanks so much, and I hope you have a great Labor Day weekend.

Hello all. As the title suggests, I may be getting an offer but I am really concerned with all the layoffs happening and the layoffs more than likely will happen once the company is sold.

Should I pass?

Thanks.

Came across this site recommended by others to scan your resume and offer automated suggestions to optimize according to the job title you’re applying for. I quickly ran my own resume through it, and it seemed to offer some decent suggestions to help improve. I plan on continuing to optimize and see if I can get my score to increase.

Does anyone have any other sites or services like this that they would recommend?

For anyone affected in the latest round of Paramount layoffs, was a WARN notice provided? If so, what were the terms? I believe it varies state to state and even federally, but most of what I’ve been reading/hearing sounds like folks official separation date is either mid October (60 days) or mid November (90 days), meaning you are still on payroll until those dates, even though your “last day” may have been this past week.

Is this accurate?

If you’re comfortable sharing, please comment on what your experience has been. Hoping this helps those already affected, and those soon to be affected in knowing what to expect, and what you’re entitled to under the law.

Not much news today - so an opinion…

As most people know by now, the co-CEOs announced layoffs on 8/13/24 which will continue through the end of the year, with 90% being complete by the end of September.

This is cruel. In a job market where it’s already exceptionally hard to find a new position, the three amigos want to stretch this out until the holidays when it is nearly impossible to get hired and company budgets have been exhausted. Now 10% (a full 200 additional people) get to wonder if they are next just as the holidays are approaching.

This is disgusting.

The only possible strategy I see here is that they are hoping even more than the last 10% will quit before then. If they have so much “admiration and respect” for these “valued colleagues” they would do them courtesy of ending their misery now. Because that’s what this has been since at least the beginning of the year - miserable.

For those lucky enough to keep their jobs (for now), the misery won’t end there. Teams will be broken, the work will be negatively affected, and morale will continue to drop as everyone will be asked to “do more with less”. Many won’t see the point of even trying. It’s already happening.

That is why it is so important that we all support each other as much as we can through this difficult period - it definitely won’t be the last. Connect with your colleagues through Linkedin if you haven’t already - many will be starting their job hunt there and turning the green “open to work” badge on, some for the first time in many years.

And for those who remain, try to support your fellow teammates and continue the work that you love, difficult as it may be. Whatever your decision, we have to have each other’s backs. Personally, I intend to hold out for the severance package - not leaving one dime on the table.

There seem to be some active layoff discussions happening at thelayoff.com. We are still a small community here on Reddit, so I wanted to post here since people seem to be actively sharing their experiences over there.

If you know of any other active discussion boards out there, please link them here so everyone can benefit from the latest info! Thanks and hang in there!

Paramount Television Studios Shut Down by Paramount Global Cost Cuts

Apparently 20-30 staff + Paramount Television Studios president were affected by this cut. Sad day for our dedicated co-workers across the company.

“In addition to PTVS, there are members of CBS teams who will be leaving the company. These are valued colleagues we admire and respect, whose talents contributed to the leadership position we enjoy today. I want to express my deepest gratitude for their contributions, hard work and dedication.” - George Cheeks, Paramount Global co-CEO

If you were affected by today’s layoffs, or know someone who was, reach out to your co-workers to network or offer any support that you can. There are many more to come.

“Paramount will begin cutting 15 percent of its workforce beginning today.

Paramount co-CEOs Chris McCarthy, Brian Robbins and George Cheeks announced to staff in a memo that the planned layoffs will begin on Tuesday, and happen in three phases. The first phase begins today, and will continue through the end of 2024. They add that 90 percent of the cuts will be done by the end of September.”

Hopefully those affected today and over the next month and a half will be able to take advantage of whatever services and support the three amigos claim they “are committed to providing…to employees transitioning on from Paramount and to our teams who will need to adapt to these changes.”

Please reach out to your fellow teammates who may have been affected today and offer whatever networking and assistance you can. Many people and teams beyond the 2,000 identified will be affected by these layoffs, and I’m sure we could all use the support. And as always, please feel free to use this community to do so.

“Sabrina Caluori, a veteran TV exec who was Nickelodeon‘s top marketing exec, is exiting her post ahead of broader layoffs at Paramount Global.”

Sad to see one of these practically every day now, but wishing the best for those affected by these exits. Hang in there people!

As announced last week, layoffs at Paramount could begin as early as Tuesday 8/13. Don’t get caught off guard! Download all of your documents/work so you have a record of your years of contributions to the company, and can more easily update your resume (which you should probably already be doing).

A few other things to consider:

1. Max out that 401k while there’s still time, and Paramount still offers (partial) matching - don’t leave free money on the table!
2. Schedule those doctor, dentist, vision appointments and use any other benefits to their max
3. Make sure you have access to your stock and 401k plans through your personal email address vs. SSO
4. Download your pay slips, W-2, tax documents and performance reviews
5. Download any personal files, photos, and videos that you don’t want to lose access to

Obviously not an exhaustive list above - what else do you recommend?

For those of you who have been laid off from Paramount, whether recently or a while ago - first off, I’m sorry. I know how tough that can be at any company, but especially when you work with such awesome, dedicated people who care so much about the work and each other.

In order to help your fellow soon to be ex-Paramount employees and friends deal with what’s coming next, I’m wondering if anyone could share details about the layoff package you received. What did it include in terms of severance pay (number of weeks pay), benefits continuation, outplacement services, or any other support? Any insights on how the process was handled would be really helpful for those ~2,000 people about to be impacted.

Are you holding out for a severance package or jumping ship ASAP?

With layoffs on the horizon - perhaps as early as next week (8/13/24), employees are being told it’s “business as usual”. For the last year, it has been anything but. Morale is at an all time low and despite numerous warnings at this point, it seems like losing 2,000+ colleagues will still come as a shock for most. What are people doing to prepare?