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I did post this (the link of the review) because I have heard from multiple people (in person) about their culture. Netflix seems to have the sports team philo
by ardit33 16y ago
I did post this (the link of the review) because I have heard from multiple people (in person) about their culture. Netflix seems to have the sports team philosophy "Put the best guy in place for the job", and if that job changes and that person is not the best fit they will fire that person and find somebody else instead of some retraining.
The original "Netflix culture slide" were just an attempt to rationalize (and romanticize) their behavior, instead of "we will use you and throw you out if you are not to the exact fit", to "we want only the best people to work with us".
A lot of people in the start up community thought that those slides (and Netflix's culture) was really cool, but the reality seems very un-rosy. I think it is good too look beyond the PR.
As somebody mentioned on one of the comments, looks like their culture came from "Logan's Run".
As an engineer I have been contacted many times by Netflix recruiters, and that's why I started digging down a bit more into it. If you are an employer of Netflix, just consider yourself as a glorified contractor.
I found this link from this question on Quora:
http://www.quora.com/Does-the-Netflix-work-culture-create-a-culture-of-fear-amongst-its-employees http://www.quora.com/Does-the-Netflix-work-culture-create-a-...
- brown9-2 16y agoThe Quora question, the linked-to blog post, etc, are all based around the same two glassdoor articles. Are you sure you aren't basing your judgment on just a small handful of opinions?
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- ardit33 16y agoSorry, but this comment is a bit of an ad hominem. I am an old member of the HN community, and pretty in tune with the startup community (been to one before my current job) Lets just say that my day to day job has nothing to do with me posting this. At the end of the day I am just an engineer as most people in here.
- d2viant 16y agoThen perhaps I'm missing something. Clarify for me, were you ever an employee there? The reason I ask is because it's on a website for employees to review their own company -- which is how most people interpret those reviews. Moreover, the review says it's from a Netflix employee -- specifically a Netflix Manager. I guess it's fine if you have an opinion and want to post it, but if none of the above is true, why not be honest in your review that it isn't based on experience?
- anthonyb 16y agoIf that were the case, then working in any sort of technical field disqualifies you from commenting on any company working on anything technically related.
- aresant 16y agoJust for the record i'm glad you posted this - if it's legit it really illustrates a stark difference from the PR line and is hugely relevant. Interesting is the personal differences we have with people that work there. Without naming names I know folks on customer acquisition side and analytics that boast about their jobs and have enough autonomy to kick ass - I actually bought stock when one of them was hired based on my previous interactions with the guy. I will be curious if the mainstream tech press picks up on this thread - again with Netflix contrarians being the dish du jour.