600 Workers Quit Paramount After Harsh Return-to-Office Mandate — Another 1,600 Jobs on the Line

David Ellison, CEO of Paramount Skydance, announced employees could either return to the office five days a week or take a severance package. Roughly 600 chose the latter. (Credit: AFP News)

Approximately 600 Paramount employees chose to walk away from their jobs rather than comply with the company's five-day return-to-office mandate, according to regulatory filings released on Monday. The voluntary severance packages cost the entertainment giant a staggering $185 million (£140 million), underscoring the scale of the internal shake-up.

The Ultimatum