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| CBS Lays Off 400 Employees |
| 2020-05-28 |
| Learn to code, bitchezzzz! [NY Post] - ViacomCBS is slashing an additional 400 jobs as the broadcasting giant continues to search for cost savings from last year’s merger of CBS and Viacom even as it struggles to shore up losses from the coronavirus pandemic. 'I don't care if my parent company's strugggggling...!" The layoffs, which kicked off this week, primarily took place at CBS’ entertainment, news, studio, sports and local news divisions, according to sources. I.e., everywhere. A rep from CBS did not comment. "I know nuuuuuthing!" ViacomCBS has undergone several rounds of layoffs since the merger closed in December. Those cuts primarily hit administrative and back-office divisions in an effort to eliminate duplication. This week’s cuts are the first layoffs on the broadcast side, although a number of executives have departed since the merger. Further speculation abounds that the high-priced talent (as it were) didn't take pay cuts themselves, so more staffers got shitcanned as a result, which means every one of them will likely hate Katie Couric crowd for the rest of their lives. I don't know about you but I'm having trouble holding back the tears here.... |
| Posted by:Raj |
| #8 Saw a tweet somewhere earlier, Cami McCormick, who was injured by an IED while working for CBS in Afghanistan in 2009 was let go, but some lames who are good at pushing the Orange Man Bad line have been kept on. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-05-28 18:16 |
| #7 It’s like the movie Broadcast News was a how to. |
| Posted by: Klem Kadiddlehopper 2020-05-28 17:22 |
| #6 Good news. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2020-05-28 16:52 |
| #5 that's a start. Learn to code. |
| Posted by: Marilyn Tojo7566 2020-05-28 16:45 |
| #4 They will have to hire someone from Mythbusters next time they do an exploding gas tank |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-05-28 15:48 |
| #3 "We'll get rid of the fact-checkers and just rely on our Academia and Obama regime hires" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-05-28 15:34 |
| #2 Correct - HR is where large corporations put their useless people. I said that to one of them at my last software job, then I quit a few weeks later. I might try to find the reprimand letter from Laurie Donahue (I never forget an asshole). I said goodbye to her with a shit eating grin as I walked out the front door. |
| Posted by: Raj 2020-05-28 14:27 |
| #1 I worry that many of these will wind up in corporate HR departments. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2020-05-28 14:25 |