Terrible new management - Software Engineer Paramount Employee Review

2.0
17 Dec 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Interesting product, lots to learn, fairly good WLB

Cons

David Ellison and upper management not to be trusted, 5 day RTO with badging surveillance, lots of micromanaging, higher ups glued to PTO calendar, limited / slow promotion cycles

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5.0
16 Apr 2026
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Pros

Great employer with good benefits

Cons

Media industry is constantly changing

1.0
9 May 2026
Recommend
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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.

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