Reuters and Deadline have articles saying layoffs begin today. Lovely to hear this communication on the Web before the company we work for relays the message. Praying for all of our colleagues. Keep us posted on what departments get hit.

Yesterday was the deadline to accept the separation offer. Anyone take it or know someone who did?

What if you were hired as fully remote? Does RTO apply to you? How will these situations be handled, on a case by case basis or will remote employees be let go in November?

They just implemented a plan for full time return to office 5 days a week for EVERY employee (including hybrid or remote)....or take the package and gone by Oct 31st...with more layoffs to come in November.

Since Paramount and Skydance merged I think Ive read somewhere there could be more layoffs soon..... Im not 100% sure so can someone back me up?

Looks like Skydance takes over officially next week, with Ellison stepping in as CEO. Word is they’ll split everything into three sections: studios, streaming, and TV. Big changes ahead. No clue what this means for day-to-day, but everyone’s... — read more 

Well, here we go again. Got the lovely email this morning from our three-headed CEO monster (Cheeks, McCarthy +++Robbins) telling us they're cutting another 3.5% of the workforce. Several hundred more people just got their walking papers today.

This thread is for info about potential Paramount layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

Just found out we have free services from a company called LHH to help with stuff like resume and Linkedin - register.lhh.com

Today was Paramount's 2nd wave of layoffs. They keep us in the dark about who got axed as a fear tactic. Everyone is on pins and needles, no one trusts their manager anymore when they say we're safe for now.

Paramount Global Co-CEO Chris McCarthy confirmed the long-expected layoffs hitting the company, saying the media company plans to cut its U.S.-based workforce by about 15%. Speaking on the company’s second-quarter earnings call, the exec said... — read more 

“Entertainment Tonight” is letting go of a substantial portion of its online editorial team, Variety has learned. As part of a shift to a mostly video, around 17 staffers are expected to be impacted by the layoffs, which will take effect in September... — read more 

Paramount executives are considering cutting hundreds of jobs in February as the media company is at a crossroads. This comes as reports from The Wall Street Journal wanted that layoffs would be coming in early 2024, and now Deadline says that... — read more 

I'll be spending Christmas praying that nothing comes out of these talks about a potential deal. I hope our regulators step in as well and block any potential acquisition. The man destroys everything he touches and is known for massive, massive cuts... — read more 

Execs at the media conglomerate have discussed laying off more than 1,000 staffers in early 2024, as Paramount tries to rein in costs, the Wall Street Journal reported. As of the end of 2022, Paramount Global counted 24,500 full-time... — read more 

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/07/books/booksupdate/paramount-simon-and-schuster-kkr-sale.html

“Entertainment Tonight” is undergoing layoffs with the entertainment news show cutting less than 10% of its staff, Variety has learned. A staff-wide Zoom was held on Wednesday afternoon where employees learned of a “small restructuring of staff,”... — read more 

Its parent company, Paramount Global, told staff Tuesday that layoffs would affect 25 percent of employees at Showtime, MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks, according to a memo cited by the Hollywood Reporter. The cuts will greatly... — read more 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/cnn-gannett-other-media-giants-resort-to-layoffs-ahead-of-potential-downturn https://deadline.com/2022/11/cbs-studios-paramount-tv-studios-layoffs-paramount-plus-originals-1235185002/

Endeavor is the third major Hollywood firm to take such measures since coronavirus has stopped film and TV production, and social distancing has relegated the workforce to their homes. Paradigm has laid off close to 200 staffers, including... — read more 

about to be some serious stuff with MTS.

Or should we post this under Viacom? Anyhow, about 20 got axed this week. Jan 2019... Link below...

Heard a rumor there were layoffs today, is it true?

Any chance of the Viacom layoffs spilling into Paramount?

With the new regime, will there be layoffs?

Is this for Paramount Network layoffs as well? If yes, what's going on? I hear job cuts and reorg - is this true? September 2017 is the date.

Anything new? Any plans for 2015?