{"id":401496,"date":"2026-01-11T00:21:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T00:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/401496\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T00:21:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T00:21:16","slug":"david-ellison-praises-paramount-staffers-after-first-week-of-5-day-rto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/401496\/","title":{"rendered":"David Ellison Praises Paramount Staffers After First Week of 5-Day RTO"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tAfter Paramount<\/a>\u2018s first week back in the office, CEO David Ellison<\/a> expressed appreciation to his employees for coming in. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI know that returning to the office full-time has been an adjustment for many, and I truly appreciate the flexibility and commitment you\u2019ve shown,\u201d Ellison said in an email on Friday, according to Business Insider<\/a>. \u201cThe positive energy and increased productivity that come from being together in-person are already evident, and it\u2019s great to see.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tIn September, Ellison sent a companywide memo<\/a> to employees of Paramount Pictures, CBS, Paramount+, Showtime, Nickelodeon, MTV, BET, and Comedy Central stating a policy requiring full-time staffers to work in the office by January 2026, five days a week, on-site in New York and Los Angeles. Severance packages were offered for staffers who didn\u2019t comply.<\/p>\n

\n\tEllison continued to note the strategies the company has acted on since he officially became CEO in August.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWhile the coming year will bring its share of challenges, it will also be exciting. We\u2019ve set ambitious goals, and we\u2019re confident we have the strategy, the momentum, and \u2014 most importantly \u2014 the team to achieve them,\u201d the Skydance mogul wrote. \u201cYour expertise, resilience, and commitment give me tremendous confidence in what we can accomplish. I am grateful for your efforts and incredibly proud to work alongside you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tParamount isn\u2019t alone in following a return to office mandate. Warner Bros. Discovery<\/a> and Lionsgate<\/a> have also followed an in-office policy, among other companies. <\/p>\n

\n\tSee Ellison\u2019s full message to employees below, according to Business Insider. <\/p>\n

\n\tTeam Paramount,<\/p>\n

\n\tAs we wrap up our first week back together in our LA and NY offices, I want to thank each of you for your dedication, professionalism, and teamwork. I know that returning to the office full-time has been an adjustment for many, and I truly appreciate the flexibility and commitment you\u2019ve shown. The positive energy and increased productivity that come from being together in-person are already evident, and it\u2019s great to see.<\/p>\n

\n\tA special thank you to our RTO Task Force and all the teams involved for their hard work behind the scenes to prepare for our return and to ensure the transition was smooth and welcoming for everyone.<\/p>\n

\n\tIt\u2019s hard to believe we launched the new Paramount just five months ago, and in that short time we haven\u2019t just set a strategy \u2014 we\u2019ve acted on it. In the process, we\u2019ve made real and meaningful progress against our North Star priorities. From day one, our goal has been clear: to transform Paramount for the future by championing great storytellers, investing in world-class technology, and making bold, thoughtful moves that position us to help define the next era of entertainment. That\u2019s exactly what we\u2019ve been doing \u2014 and it\u2019s what we\u2019ll continue to do together.<\/p>\n

\n\tWhile the coming year will bring its share of challenges, it will also be exciting. We\u2019ve set ambitious goals, and we\u2019re confident we have the strategy, the momentum, and \u2014 most importantly \u2014 the team to achieve them. Your expertise, resilience, and commitment give me tremendous confidence in what we can accomplish. I am grateful for your efforts and incredibly proud to work alongside you.<\/p>\n

\n\tThanks again for a great first week back together. Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n

\n\tBest,<\/p>\n

\n\tDavid<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After Paramount\u2018s first week back in the office, CEO David Ellison expressed appreciation to his employees for coming…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":401497,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[49,48,18027,75,9489],"class_list":{"0":"post-401496","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-david-ellison","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-paramount"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=401496"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401496\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/401497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=401496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=401496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=401496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}