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Colorado has a similar law, but I've never observed this kind of "range-hacking." Why would this happen in CA but not CO?

t-writescode 4y ago
Are we seeing this sort of insult in all CA companies? Or just Netflix so far? It could just be Netflix being harmful to its present and future employees.
TheRealPomax 4y ago
Probably because of selection bias: most of the huge tech companies are headquartered in CA, not CO, and of those, the ones that are just batshit insane when it comes to hiring are also found more in CA than in CO. And then because Netflix considered themselves a "dream team" snowflake, they even have a "we may decide to fire you if you're not the absolute best each week every week". But because of how they implement that, it really means "we'll fire you if you and your manager don't click". From https://jobs.netflix.com/culture https://jobs.netflix.com/culture: "To strengthen our dream team, our managers use a “keeper test” for each of their people: if a team member was leaving for a similar role at another company, would the manager try to keep them? Those who do not pass the keeper test (i.e. their manager would not fight to keep them) are given a generous severance package so we can find someone even better for that position—making an even better dream team. Being on a dream team is the thrill of a professional lifetime, and team members are incredibly supportive of each other. This is why "You make time to help colleagues across Netflix succeed" is a valued behavior." This is not a good company to work for, even if the people working there are amazing people to work with.
- t-writescode 4y ago
  Microsoft? Amazon?
- highwaylights 4y ago
  I guess it depends on how well liked you are by your manager.
  - TheRealPomax 4y ago
    Exactly. Absolute crazytown.
- Corrado 4y ago
  I wonder if it works the other way; can the employees apply a "keeper test" for managers? I have had several managers in the past that were not good and I would definitely vote out. What's good for the goose...

t-writescode 4y ago

Are we seeing this sort of insult in all CA companies? Or just Netflix so far? It could just be Netflix being harmful to its present and future employees.

TheRealPomax 4y ago

Probably because of selection bias: most of the huge tech companies are headquartered in CA, not CO, and of those, the ones that are just batshit insane when it comes to hiring are also found more in CA than in CO. And then because Netflix considered themselves a "dream team" snowflake, they even have a "we may decide to fire you if you're not the absolute best each week every week". But because of how they implement that, it really means "we'll fire you if you and your manager don't click". From https://jobs.netflix.com/culture https://jobs.netflix.com/culture: "To strengthen our dream team, our managers use a “keeper test” for each of their people: if a team member was leaving for a similar role at another company, would the manager try to keep them? Those who do not pass the keeper test (i.e. their manager would not fight to keep them) are given a generous severance package so we can find someone even better for that position—making an even better dream team. Being on a dream team is the thrill of a professional lifetime, and team members are incredibly supportive of each other. This is why "You make time to help colleagues across Netflix succeed" is a valued behavior." This is not a good company to work for, even if the people working there are amazing people to work with.

t-writescode 4y ago
Microsoft? Amazon?
highwaylights 4y ago
I guess it depends on how well liked you are by your manager.
- TheRealPomax 4y ago
  Exactly. Absolute crazytown.
Corrado 4y ago
I wonder if it works the other way; can the employees apply a "keeper test" for managers? I have had several managers in the past that were not good and I would definitely vote out. What's good for the goose...