Paramount reviews

3.4

47% would recommend to a friend

(3,977 total reviews)

David Ellison

Not enough data to show CEO approval

24% positive business outlook

Paramount has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 3,977 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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4K reviews
4.0
Mar 15, 2017

Director

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, excellent support system and internal mobility is strongly encouraged (though in some departments more than others). Overall, a great company to work for.

Cons

The drastic changes over the last couple of years have made job stability there hard to predict. They laid off hundreds of people world wide last summer, and laid off more in some of the brands earlier this year. These lay offs come with no warning, and it is scary to think you can just wake up one day at Viacom, and you will be laid off. I understand it is a corporation, but at least sometimes, you see the lay offs coming in other corporate settings so you can play ahead. You never see them coming at Viacom.

4.0
Mar 6, 2017

Eye and I

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Some really great people work here from the CNET.com and ZDNet families. It's in a great location south of Market, but not too far south. Cutting edge tech to play with all the time.

Cons

There are some not-so-great attitudes to deal with.

1.0
Feb 9, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It's a good industry to be in, covering interesting subject matter. The company is a well-known brand that looks good on the resume.

Cons

The senior management team is made up of politicians, not leaders. Most teams are severely understaffed, micromanagement runs rampant, and compensation packages are well below market value.

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