Is Paramount a good company to work for?

Paramount has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 5,533 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months. 49% of employees would recommend working at Paramount to a friend and 26% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Paramount have been left by employees working as Internship , Marketing Intern and Finance Manager .

Does Paramount pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Paramount employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Paramount. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Paramount?

49% of Paramount employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Paramount 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Paramount?

Intern (206) , Director (114) , Manager (97) , Coordinator (83) , Executive Assistant (71) , Producer (63) , Software Engineer (58) , Production Assistant (57) , Vice President (54) , Analyst (45) , Senior Manager (40) , Account Manager (35) , Project Manager (34) , Associate Producer (33) , Account Executive (32)

What are the pros of working at Paramount according to real employee reviews?

"The people there are great and everyone is passionate about their jobs." ((in 588 reviews)); "There are a lot of services on site which are of great benefit including a wellness studio." ((in 376 reviews)); "Great culture and very flexible and chill" ((in 282 reviews)); "good work/life balance compared to other companies I've worked for" ((in 204 reviews)); "Great Team and people at work very flexible with times" ((in 138 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Paramount according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay and they keep you as a project based employee forever while promising to make you full time." ((in 243 reviews)); "Poor management and disconnect across business" ((in 178 reviews)); "Low salaries and difficult to advance due to intense politics." ((in 162 reviews)); "Constant layoffs and changes every 4" ((in 139 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 76 reviews))

What are employees saying about Paramount layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Paramount layoffs and their outlook for job security at Paramount in 2026.

What Paramount locations have received the highest employee ratings?

West Hollywood , Irvine , Louisville , Miami , Washington , Atlanta , Santa Monica , Miami Beach , Seattle , Los Angeles

Paramount reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(3,967 total reviews)

Robert Bakish

42% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Senior management

2.9

Career opportunities

Paramount has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 3,967 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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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

2.0

Dec 12, 2023

The Emperor Has No Clothes

Executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Honestly, I struggle to come up with any.

Cons

- Aging, out of touch leadership; head in the sand mentality in the face of a crumbling business - Poor/no strategy; only response to crumbling business is to slash costs, gutting the company's talent pool - One of the least diverse management teams in media - Lack of diversity in division leadership as well - Poor pay - Miserable facilities - majority of employees have no office and must work "agile" - i.e., working in tiny cubicles which must be reserved in advance - Zero morale, as a result of wave after wave of layoffs, plus wage cuts, bonus reductions and hiring freezes - Poor, underfunded technology and resources for employees - Streaming product UI and UX are terrible - Lack of originality in programming and marketing - openly relying only on stale, recycled "franchise"

1.0

Feb 12, 2019

Good Company, But Clearly Has No Respect For Employees

Digital sales planner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. You're working for a major publisher 2. Free snacks, soda & juice 3. Fun Happy Hours 4. Good colleagues to work with 5. You learn a lot about Digital Media

Cons

We found out on 2/11/19 all planners would be laid off. We have only a month to find new jobs ... The severance package is not even a real package, only one extra paycheck !

Paramount Response

7y

Thank you for your review; we take your feedback seriously and will share your comments with the appropriate teams. While it is true that the planner position will not be a part of our sales organization moving forward, as HR discussed we have numerous open roles on the team and we encourage you to review the materials provided and reach out to HR should there be an opportunity you'd like to pursue.

2.0

Apr 24, 2020

Toxic

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.

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