Good place for the first couple of years in your career, but not if you want to go somewhere long term and grow... - Software Engineer Paramount Employee Review

3.0
28 Sept 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Excellent work/life balance for the most part and schedules are very flexible depending on which team you are on. Deadlines are not too aggressive and there are virtually no requirements when it comes to appropriate workplace attire. Lots of team building events including picnics, movie outings, etc. Having CBS Interactive on your resume attracts the attention of other companies looking to fill positions.

Cons

Salary is below what other companies are offering for similar positions, especially after a couple of years experience under your belt. Criteria for promotions and advancement opportunities vary greatly from team to team and often seem to be based on who a manager's buddies are as opposed to performance on the job. Everyone seems to be protecting their turf, not allowing fresh blood to suggest improvements to existing processes because it is not the way it they do it.

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5.0
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Recommend
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Pros

Very chill and supportive team

Cons

Sometimes menial work and gaps in assignments

2.0
11 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Benefits - At the Digital Specialist, Account Manager, and Account Executive level the people are mostly incredible to work with internally - Most AEs are able to have their own offices, which helps significantly to drown out the noise of senior management

Cons

- CEO / Culture post Skydance merger: I never thought I would ever be in a position where I would want to leave a company because of the people. But that is starting to become the case. ELT/SLT does not care about the culture, hard workers, or rewarding loyalty. They will treat you like a number because the only thing anyone cares about (and its so apparent more than ever) is the bottom line. - Compensation and values - working for Viacom and CBS / ViacomCBS / Paramount before Skydance actually felt like it meant something. Now, no one knows if we're even valued and more often than not we're made to feel like every day of our lives here we have to prove our value over and over again. You never genuinely feel safe or comfortable here because there's going to be layoffs every 6 months. Other tech companies will give better compensation - Paramount needs to up their game if they don't want to continue losing their best talent. - You're literally just a number here. The company does not reward hard work or loyalty so it's best to just watch your own back because no one will have it here. They have let go of the best leaders that I've ever come across and have kept toxic egos only because they know how to play the toxic game that working here has become

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