Paramount reviews

3.4

48% would recommend to a friend

(3,975 total reviews)
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Robert Bakish

42% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

Paramount has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 3,975 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Paramount employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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4.0
Sep 6, 2008
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Pros

Overall, CBS Interactive is a good place to work. The benefits and pay are competitive and the vacation/holidays are standard. Depending on the division and department you work for, there may be professional department opportunities by means of training and/or attending conventions. The culture is laid back and the company has some "start-up" characteristics (in relation to dress, formalities, etc.), even though it is under CBS Corporation.

Cons

The biggest downside is the lack of career advancement. Moving up the ranks either takes good timing. Simply put, management does not have a clear road map for employees' careers. They appear to like to hire outside the company when a mid-to-upper level manager position needs to be filled. In addition, policies and structure that squash innovation are starting to take hold. Fear of taking risks by management could potentially place the company in a worse situation.

3.0
Sep 6, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

The Benefits package is good and the general staff are a great bunch to work with

Cons

The organization is turning more and more "corporate". I think this company is slowly losing it's soul. This used to be a creative place focused on making the most inovative and interesting entertainment in the world. Now it's just trying to meet the bottom line. Noone cares any longer how we get there only that the stockholders are happy. When I was young (I was tuned in when Video Killed the Radio Star appeared) MTV was the voice of a generation. Considering the programming it's transmitting, what is that voice saying now?

2.0
Sep 4, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Definitely the environment is friendly and helpful. Definitely have a work life balance which is great. Get to be involved in a lot of cool stuff and it is pretty innovating in regards to marketing as well as systems, etc.

Cons

It is really known that MTV does not pay their people that well. I would have to agree with that as when I left the company, I got a 25% increase in pay. Also very disorganized and a lot of the times, we are just running around trying to solve the issue and not actively trying to figure out how to prevent an issue.

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