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IT fits under the operations umbrella. Engineering fits under the product development umbrella. We're very separate - cost center vs. profit center. Assuming t
by elq 16y ago
IT fits under the operations umbrella. Engineering fits under the product development umbrella. We're very separate - cost center vs. profit center.
Assuming the reviewer came from IT or another operations group, some of what was written is more understandable, but much of it is not.
Our number one guard against a capricious manager causing trouble is the culture of openness - we're encouraged/expected to say what we think (even if it's controversial). We also have a 360 review process that is unique in that anyone can review anyone else. I could write a review for Reed if I so chose.
I've stuck around because:
- I love working with the people I work with - they're smart, call out bullshit, write good code, value quality, and share knowledge freely.
- I think the management is very competent - as a whole (from exec's down to engineering managers) are at least as smart as any I've interacted with, but they are they are more ethical than any. Every last manager I've interacted with has earned my respect, I don't give it easily.
- The environment is as a-political as I've seen. The meritocracy I expected to find in academia.
I absolutely love working at netflix, they've spoiled me for any other job.
- cookiecaper 16y agoSo how does the 360° review process help people who are on the chopping block? Can they request an appeal or re-evaluation? What if someone at an obstructed angle files a review? Just what happened in IT that caused those "two really good people" to be fired? Good sports teams don't let their really good people go. Why didn't you file a review for the two really good people in IT? Who has final authority to determine that someone is adequate or extraordinary? Again, the idea is subjective, and can be biased toward not performance but individual compatibility, socially or professionally.