CBS owner Paramount cuts 800 jobs two days after record-setting Super Bowl

The Hill ^ | 02/13/2024 | DOMINICK MASTRANGELO

[ChicagoConservative27]

Paramount Global, the parent company of CBS, is planning to cut hundreds of jobs just days after airing the most-watched Super Bowl in history, according to Tuesday reports.

The job cuts will result in a reduction of the company’s workforce by about 3 percent, The Guardian reported, noting staff had been notified on the decision on Tuesday.

“To those with whom we are parting ways, we are incredibly grateful for your hard work and dedication,” Bob Bakish, Paramount’s top executive wrote in an internal memo obtained by the outlet. “Your talents have helped us advance our mission of unleashing the power of content around the world. We are a better company because of you.”

[ChicagoConservative27]

But inflation is down! (s)

[dfwgator]

Thanks for the good news.

[Jonty30]

Likely because of AI. AI is going to go through college type jobs like a hot knife through butter.

[Seruzawa]

Wokeism is effecting all media companies.

[dragnet2]

“To those with whom we are parting ways, we are incredibly grateful for your hard work and dedication,” Bob Bakish, Paramount’s top executive

Thanks, and now GTF out of here!

[cgbg]

Leftist propaganda has no need for humans.

They just keep repeating the same talking points over and over again....

[Red Badger]

Well there’s 800 more votes for Trump........................

[dfwgator]

"Now, if there's anything I can do for you..."

"Well, I certainly hope you'll die soon."

[cgbg]

If the employees had been lazy and couldn’t care less they would have had the same outcome—fired.

Lol.

[DallasBiff]

AI taking over.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Most of the TV audience were dirty old men and stalkers who only tuned in to see what Tater Swuft was up to.

[SaveFerris]

(“To those with whom we are parting ways, we are incredibly grateful for your hard work and dedication,” Bob Bakish, Paramount’s top executive)

Thanks for all your hard work and dedication.

Now, security will be escorting you to the gate. Don’t come back!

Hope you don’t starve! Well, actually we here with jobs don’t actually care at all.

BTW, gave an old recruiter “friend” just like that. She left me to starve knowing that all of my nearest relatives had passed away.

Oh she had plenty of jobs available. Just decided to be a jerk.

What a difference 20 years makes.

[SaveFerris]

HAVE (had)

Thanks autocorrect

[Jane Long]

Yeah....I call Bea Ess on those whopper ratings.

[minnesota_bound]

The ceo wants to make more money for himself. They get big bonus for firing people.

[SaveFerris]

(We are a better company because of you)

“Now, we are an even better company WITHOUT you!!”

GREATEST ECONOMY EVER!!

[Farmerbob]

Did those 800 employees bring in as many viewers as Taylor Swift? Sucks but sometimes you have to justify your paycheck.

[political1]

There was an industry wide strike last fall in support of the writers. I guess they realized the company could function with less workers.

[Vaduz]

Yes and the market is in the tank now and banks are taking beating.

It’s always darkest before it gets totally black.

[RightOnTheBorder]

If you have a white collar job that does not involve creating original content you may have trouble competing with AI. Specifically if your job involves aggregating or applying pre-determined left wing talking points and applying them to a given situation (which describes 95% of leftist media) you are a prime candidate for replacement. This is why leftist media is laying off and Breitbart is hiring.