Paramount UK Chief Ben Frow Says He Secretly Resigned Because Of Burnout: “I Felt Like I Was Being Eaten Alive” — Edinburgh TV Festival
deadline.comParamount’s UK content chief Ben Frow has revealed that he secretly resigned last year as a result of burnout following the pandemic.
In a revelation at the Edinburgh TV Festival, Frow told an audience of UK television executives that he quit last April but later paused his resignation after making a recovery.
The charismatic television executive, who has rejuvenated the fortunes of UK network Channel 5, said that the fallout from Covid hit him “like a brick” in 2022 after working in isolation and shouldering responsibility for his team and producers. “I felt like I was being pecked alive, eaten alive… so I resigned,” Paramount’s UK chief content officer recalled.
Frow said he kept his resignation a secret from his team and continued to work. The only clue his colleagues had about his mental health issues was that he was “very angry” in the office and would “shake” in meetings when people would make demands of him.
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