Toxic - Anonymous employee Paramount Employee Review

2.0
24 Apr 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great benefits/perks and (mostly) great people

Cons

Culture is unbelievably toxic and political. Leadership does not advocate for you and everyone is out for themselves. They will promote a handful of favorites and make those with room for improvement feel worthless. Fear-based leadership style from executives. Never heard anyone receive a positive piece of feedback. Peers will throw you under the bus at any chance they get. They like to say the culture is friendly and "cool" but the atmosphere is unbelievably competitive and reminiscent of a bootcamp-type one (i.e. keep your head down and get to work, no room for thinking about or discussing anything unrelated to work). Zero transparency from the top.

Explore other reviews about Paramount

5.0
6 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Very chill and supportive team

Cons

Sometimes menial work and gaps in assignments

1.0
9 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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.

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All