NBCU uses luxe touch in layoffs
You’re fired — but you’re going out like a big shot!
A cluster of black Chevy Tahoe SUVs lined up outside NBCUniversal’s Manhattan headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Center early Tuesday — but instead of being for celebrities or media moguls, they were gathered to haul away employees who had just gotten pink slips, sources told The Post.
“Traditionally, the sendoff is HR presses the elevator button for you, takes your work badge and sends you home in a black car,” said a source, who noticed a line of roughly 10 luxury SUVs waiting outside 49 W. 49th St. at around 10 a.m.
Sources told The Post that cuts are expected across the Comcast unit’s portfolio, which comprises of sports and cable channels, broadcast networks, movie studio Universal Pictures and Universal Studios theme parks.
One source said to expect to see production-related jobs on NBCU’s shows get hit hard, as most film and TV projects have been delayed.
At 30 Rock, where only essential news staffers roam the halls while the rest of the company works from home, “people are nervous,” an insider said. “People don’t know the extent of the cuts, and managers have been kept in the dark.”
During past rounds of layoffs, NBCU employees have been given some guidance by the corporate office on the number of cuts and when they will be completed.
“This time, there’s no definitive end in sight,” the source said, noting that corporate hasn’t directly addressed the situation yet. “We’re not sure if layoffs will be done by the end of the day, week or year. We only have the rumor mill to rely on.”
NBCU declined to comment.