Paramount Pictures Reviews

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The program is only ten weeks, which is fairly short compared to the duration of summer break. The company has also been struggling with their films lately.

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no downsides, everything is really great

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- Not very organized
- Not great pay

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Career advancement - HR and upper management are not looking to invest in their current employees. Thinks everyone is replaceable.

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The uniforms, the management, the training, and having to compete with everyone just so you can work full-time.
FYI-- they'll hire white people first before hiring any person of color. That's the trend you will see --no doubt.

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Terrible "Human Resources" department. They will do everything in their power to protect themselves and the corporation, but nothing for the actual humans. Awful lines of communication between HR representatives and middle/lower management employees.

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Sometimes so big that you are not able to interact with various groups and departments

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Much turmoil and company struggling with change management and lack of a strong film slate.
Policies can be a oblique - no employee manual or easy access to any benefit manager by phone- a lot more emphasis on the "corporate" culture of Viacom which can leave Studio employees with a sense of 'we're on the B team".
Getting access to the right tools (i.e. computers, supplies) can be challenging as budgets are tight.

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Managers, supervisors, directors, VPs and presidents of departments have no power here and are extremely neurotic. The company is solely run by the Board of Directors and CEO of Viacom/Paramount. High-ranking leadership is constantly changing. They also follow old ways of business and thinking and do not recognize that people don't really go to the movies or watch TV in a traditional manner anymore, but watch media digitally online from home instead. This is rapidly bringing the company's downfall. The company should sell/merge assets ASAP before it becomes totally worthless, but it already may be too late. Also, the workforce is extremely thin here and understaffed. People quit and they are never replaced. Their work is simply handed over to other employees. The neighborhood this studio is in is bad and is basically the barrio.

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Despite being incredibly excited to land my internship, looking back at it, it was pointless and a complete waste of my time. It also didn't help with the fact my intern supervisor was actually incompetent and condescending. I get strong personalities are a part of working in entertainment but this individual was ridiculous. Furthermore, the fact this supervisor is still a part of the internship program is actually absurd. Additionally, the small department I worked for was a complete mess, and communication between all of them was terrible. I've held numerous internship positions, but even though this is the most recognizable company on my resume, my time with Paramount/this department was by far the WORST internship throughout my undergraduate career. Paramount is on the decline and I am happy I'm no longer a part of the company.