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Netflix pays in the same ballpark as other FAANG companies but the product is so much clearer (stream people movies and shows, maybe recommend them something to

Netflix pays in the same ballpark as other FAANG companies but the product is so much clearer (stream people movies and shows, maybe recommend them something to watch) and the complete lack of grey ethics like in AdTech or a Monopoly like Microsoft is the real catnip.

cybrox 3y ago
They use a lot of the same concepts as AdTech but only for their own content without shilling for everyone who is willing to pay.
- Cyphase 3y ago
  I think that context makes a reasonable difference for some people. (The following is a tangent.) To put it another way, using a slightly different kind of situation, I don't want BigCorp's AI watching everything I do to "serve me better", but I'm very interested in the idea of a local AI that watches everything I do and helps me be N times more efficient, while I maintain full control. I don't care if the local AI uses the same data-gathering, data analysis, etc. concepts as BigCorp's AI to accomplish the goals I want it to accomplish. Caveats include: - The local AI is Skinner-boxing you or similar. This isn't about the AI having conscious malicious intent; it could be a design defect. Also, a local, offline, open source video game can still be addictive. - The risk of the system being compromised / manipulated, and all that data on you being exfiltrated.
ketzo 3y ago
I think it’s worth noting that actually, they pay the most of the FAANG companies, and they pay all cash, no RSUs. They also have some extremely generous benefits - one that comes to mind is 6mo fully-paid parental leave. Netflix compensation is fucking bonkers.
ipaddr 3y ago
Many things have come out describing it as toxic culture on hackernews. New employees last less than a year.
- diab0lic 3y ago
  The HN take is highly sensationalized. It’s a great place to work with fantastic work / life balance, great pay, and friendly coworkers. I was there for nearly a decade and would never describe it as toxic.
  - ipaddr 3y ago
    If you have been there for 10 years you might be part of the culture problem.
    - shermantanktop 3y ago
      Really? Do you always endorse the external perception/criticism of places you have worked for a while? I know I don’t, having worked at places where I barely recognized the company from the ridiculous things people said about it on the internet. Or maybe I’m the problem, wherever I go.
- paulcole 3y ago
  > New employees last less than a year Isn’t this ideal? Find out if it’s for you quickly? And if it’s not move on to something that you actually will like doing?
  - ipaddr 3y ago
    Not for new employees. If you knew you were going to be let go 9 months later I'd rather take a different offer.
    - paulcole 3y ago
      But you don’t know that lol. If you knew you were going to stay there 9 years and make a tractor trailer load of money and love the culture you’d take the offer. If you’re not sure which is more likely and you really like the maximum upside then you should take the offer and get out in 9 months if it’s not for you.

cybrox 3y ago

They use a lot of the same concepts as AdTech but only for their own content without shilling for everyone who is willing to pay.

Cyphase 3y ago
I think that context makes a reasonable difference for some people. (The following is a tangent.) To put it another way, using a slightly different kind of situation, I don't want BigCorp's AI watching everything I do to "serve me better", but I'm very interested in the idea of a local AI that watches everything I do and helps me be N times more efficient, while I maintain full control. I don't care if the local AI uses the same data-gathering, data analysis, etc. concepts as BigCorp's AI to accomplish the goals I want it to accomplish. Caveats include: - The local AI is Skinner-boxing you or similar. This isn't about the AI having conscious malicious intent; it could be a design defect. Also, a local, offline, open source video game can still be addictive. - The risk of the system being compromised / manipulated, and all that data on you being exfiltrated.

ketzo 3y ago

I think it’s worth noting that actually, they pay the most of the FAANG companies, and they pay all cash, no RSUs. They also have some extremely generous benefits - one that comes to mind is 6mo fully-paid parental leave. Netflix compensation is fucking bonkers.

ipaddr 3y ago

Many things have come out describing it as toxic culture on hackernews. New employees last less than a year.

diab0lic 3y ago
The HN take is highly sensationalized. It’s a great place to work with fantastic work / life balance, great pay, and friendly coworkers. I was there for nearly a decade and would never describe it as toxic.
- ipaddr 3y ago
  If you have been there for 10 years you might be part of the culture problem.
  - shermantanktop 3y ago
    Really? Do you always endorse the external perception/criticism of places you have worked for a while? I know I don’t, having worked at places where I barely recognized the company from the ridiculous things people said about it on the internet. Or maybe I’m the problem, wherever I go.
paulcole 3y ago
> New employees last less than a year Isn’t this ideal? Find out if it’s for you quickly? And if it’s not move on to something that you actually will like doing?
- ipaddr 3y ago
  Not for new employees. If you knew you were going to be let go 9 months later I'd rather take a different offer.
  - paulcole 3y ago
    But you don’t know that lol. If you knew you were going to stay there 9 years and make a tractor trailer load of money and love the culture you’d take the offer. If you’re not sure which is more likely and you really like the maximum upside then you should take the offer and get out in 9 months if it’s not for you.