Viacom Reviews

I have been working at Viacom full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Good perks, smart people, agile development

Cons – You won't get stock options and other perks that startups provide

I have been working at Viacom as an intern for less than a year

Pros – -laid back atmosphere, nice people
-flexible schedule
-cafeteria

Cons – -location (times sq!!)
-sometimes not enough work to do

I worked at Viacom as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Great way to network. Everyone in LA or NYC has at some time worked under Viacom.

Cons – Personally I had a terrible boss which colored my experience. Poor pay.

Advice to Senior Management – Better pay checks make better workers, also, interns should be paid.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Viacom as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Laid back environment, helpful management

Cons – Utilization of talent needs to be improved upon

Advice to Senior Management – None as of now.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Viacom for more than 7 years

Pros – Decent commission structures and lattitude to make deals happen

Cons – Rapidly changing environment with most managers having something to prove when they find themselves in a new role which is often. Everything rolls downhill.

Advice to Senior Management – More autonomy for individual markets to make decisions that are appropriate for their own areas. There are geographic differences after all.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Viacom

Pros – coworkers are all very friendly and everyone is willing to help each other out.

Cons – not much interaction between different departments--engineering, editorial, marketing, etc.

I worked at Viacom full-time

Pros – Great salary. Health and dental are great as well. Strong name on a resume. Great opportunity to network (be sure to save your own copy of client names and numbers).

Cons – Boring. Other than that all seems ok

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Viacom as an intern for less than a year

Pros – I like the work environment. the dress code for work is casual. People are nice.

Cons – internships are unpaid! have on-job training only.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Viacom full-time for more than a year

Pros – They have free coffee on site

Cons – Nothing really worth mentioning. Been through a lot of changes recently but appears to be on the up.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Viacom as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Many opportunities to network, ability to seek out projects and work with higher ups. Very friendly staff that are willing to help.

Cons – I was given work hours Monday-Thursday and I ended up having to work from home on Friday and complete many projects at home.

Advice to Senior Management – Extend job offers to interns!