Great opportunities if you are in the right circle - Sr. Director of Production and operations Paramount Employee Review

3.0
Sep 13, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There's exposure to great opportunities and lots of strong experience to be gained from this company. There are some extremely talented people to learn from. There are great extras and genuinely helpful benefits offered to the employee if you take advantage of them!

Cons

The leadership is an exclusive group that requires effort and adornment to be genuinely respected by them. That relationship will inform much of what you are allowed to be exposed to and what job experiences you can grow your resume from, therefore often fostering a pretty toxic environment. There seems to be more of a personal goal around how things are run, as opposed to a purely business one. Not being part of the right "group" can make it difficult to have the ability to do the necessary parts of your job thoroughly. There are too many people at the top and not enough on the ground doing the hard work therefore work hours can be long. There is a lot of additional work required just to keep the leadership informed, on top of the jobs assigned that must be done, so it can feel tedious and unbalanced at times. They offer time off, which is wonderful, but don't set you up to take that time so burnout is common.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
May 9, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

People who were at Paramount before the Skydance merger remain talented and amazing people.

Cons

The post-Skydance merger Paramount is an aimless corporate with zero resources, and respect for existing employees. Senior management are coming from Disney, and they’re hiring all their previous Disney colleagues, while laying off employees that have been at Paramount through ages. There has also been a shift in demographics where White men control the power. It’s disheartening to see amazing legacy leadership get demoted and sidelined in favor of incoming White male leaders from Disney. The new senior management will say things like, “We want to invest in people that will stay with us and grow,” yet layoff an entire division that have kept this company running through all the transitions. The disrespect is just ridiculous.

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