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> Netflix employees, why do you accept this? Money, of course. Plus, people working in tech and making very good money are not known for "spine-straightness".

dunpeal 8y ago
> Money, of course. If they are such solid performers, they can get jobs in other FAANGs who pay just as well. Netflix pays well, but does it pay so much better that I should put up with this BS? I doubt. In fact, by keeping up this abusive charade, Netflix is guaranteeing that many of the best candidates will never apply. So my guess would be that their employees aren't the best, but perhaps the best candidates willing to accept this BS.
- taurath 8y ago
  > Netflix pays well, but does it pay so much better that I should put up with this BS? To the FAANG employee with a PHD who's been "hanging out" making widgets a 1st year programmer could build, the appeal I think is to invite people who want to show off the fire in their belly to do something. And then they make 1st year programmer widgets, but with LOTS of passion and arguments and being told they can be fired at any moment.
  - sleepybrett 8y ago
    No one at netflix is changing the world.
- im_down_w_otp 8y ago
  This is absolutely untrue. The pay for Senior & Principal level positions at Netflix are $350k-$500k+ base compensation. The same shape of thing at Apple, Facebook, etc. would be about half that in many cases. Netflix goes out of its way to pay top-of-market and often by a significant margin.
  - dunpeal 8y ago
    > The pay for Senior & Principal level positions at Netflix are $350k-$500k+ base compensation. The same shape of thing at Apple, Facebook, etc. would be about half that in many cases. A Principal Engineer at FB would make "half" of $350-500k in compensation? Pure nonsense. Moreover, it seems like Netflix pays more cash and less equity, so some folks on this thread love to talk about "base compensation", "salary", etc. What really matters is total comp, and from what I know, Netflix is about on par with the rest of FAANG. I don't know much about them directly, but I do know folks who work for FAANGs very close to Los Gatos, and would certainly be inteested in moving if Netflix paid more "by a significant margin".
    - gms 8y ago
      Netflix is not on par. They do pay more than the rest can match.
      - LaserToy 8y ago
        They pay all in cash, other give stock. Almost same outcome.
    - im_down_w_otp 8y ago
      I know about them directly, and also about the other companies directly as well. :shrug: You need better data.
      - alecbenzer 8y ago
        You're claiming total comp at non-Netflix FAANG for senior-principal is $175k-$250k? Would love to see any specific numbers you have but that just sounds straight up wrong. IME $200k-$250k is around what L4s at Google make in total comp. Are you sure this isn't a salary vs. equity thing?
        dunpeal 8y ago
        There are multiple Netflix employees in this thread, all citing the same $360k total comp figure. I'm guessing GP is someone who heard base salary data for Netflix vs other FAANGs, and doesn't realize how much of total comp at a non-Netflix FAANG would come from bonus and RSUs.
- gaius 8y ago
  they can get jobs in other FAANGs who pay just as well. There are no shortage of articles, just on this very site even, indicating that all of the FAANGs have weird, dysfunctional internal cultures. So it would be out of the frying pan into the fire.
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dunpeal 8y ago

> Money, of course. If they are such solid performers, they can get jobs in other FAANGs who pay just as well. Netflix pays well, but does it pay so much better that I should put up with this BS? I doubt. In fact, by keeping up this abusive charade, Netflix is guaranteeing that many of the best candidates will never apply. So my guess would be that their employees aren't the best, but perhaps the best candidates willing to accept this BS.

taurath 8y ago
> Netflix pays well, but does it pay so much better that I should put up with this BS? To the FAANG employee with a PHD who's been "hanging out" making widgets a 1st year programmer could build, the appeal I think is to invite people who want to show off the fire in their belly to do something. And then they make 1st year programmer widgets, but with LOTS of passion and arguments and being told they can be fired at any moment.
- sleepybrett 8y ago
  No one at netflix is changing the world.
im_down_w_otp 8y ago
This is absolutely untrue. The pay for Senior & Principal level positions at Netflix are $350k-$500k+ base compensation. The same shape of thing at Apple, Facebook, etc. would be about half that in many cases. Netflix goes out of its way to pay top-of-market and often by a significant margin.
- dunpeal 8y ago
  > The pay for Senior & Principal level positions at Netflix are $350k-$500k+ base compensation. The same shape of thing at Apple, Facebook, etc. would be about half that in many cases. A Principal Engineer at FB would make "half" of $350-500k in compensation? Pure nonsense. Moreover, it seems like Netflix pays more cash and less equity, so some folks on this thread love to talk about "base compensation", "salary", etc. What really matters is total comp, and from what I know, Netflix is about on par with the rest of FAANG. I don't know much about them directly, but I do know folks who work for FAANGs very close to Los Gatos, and would certainly be inteested in moving if Netflix paid more "by a significant margin".
  - gms 8y ago
    Netflix is not on par. They do pay more than the rest can match.
    - LaserToy 8y ago
      They pay all in cash, other give stock. Almost same outcome.
  - im_down_w_otp 8y ago
    I know about them directly, and also about the other companies directly as well. :shrug: You need better data.
    - alecbenzer 8y ago
      You're claiming total comp at non-Netflix FAANG for senior-principal is $175k-$250k? Would love to see any specific numbers you have but that just sounds straight up wrong. IME $200k-$250k is around what L4s at Google make in total comp. Are you sure this isn't a salary vs. equity thing?
      - dunpeal 8y ago
        There are multiple Netflix employees in this thread, all citing the same $360k total comp figure. I'm guessing GP is someone who heard base salary data for Netflix vs other FAANGs, and doesn't realize how much of total comp at a non-Netflix FAANG would come from bonus and RSUs.
gaius 8y ago
they can get jobs in other FAANGs who pay just as well. There are no shortage of articles, just on this very site even, indicating that all of the FAANGs have weird, dysfunctional internal cultures. So it would be out of the frying pan into the fire.

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