[rickreynoldssf]

This really shouldn't be a shock for Netflix employees. According to Netflix's culture page (https://jobs.netflix.com/culture) They are a team, not a family.

When you're on a team you know you can be cut at any moment. It's ruthless over there and the recruiters will make sure you're aware of that early in the interview process. Netflix was never known as a good place to work which is why they pay outrageous salaries and the average employment length is a little over a year.

[nobodyandproud]

At least Netflix is upfront.

At my “WLB friendly” company, they’re addicted to cost-cutting by off-shoring. Less pay but stability was the draw.

As soon as the tech-hiring boom was over they started finding ways to gas-light:

- If you’re not delivering/under-delivering, it’s certainly a red-flag.

- If you’re “overworking” that’s a red-flag.

- If you’re phenomenal and young, they’ll keep you and look the other way.

- If you’re off-shore, they’ll also look the other way.

- And raise concerns, and I get red flagged (honestly, I don’t have the right skillset here).

Source: Watching my US team slowly get dismantled, while my manager says otherwise.

[oumua_don17]

>> At my “WLB friendly” company, they’re addicted to cost-cutting by off-shoring. Less pay but stability was the draw

Is that a past market leader semiconductor company now struggling to get it's act together?

[cableshaft]

Company "families" can be cut at any moment in a state with at will employment also (and they absolutely will lay you off too). They just gaslight you into thinking it won't happen so that you'll stay loyal as long as they do want you to stay.

[SirMaster]

Sure, they can. But there are actually good family companies out there that deeply care about their employees.

Not saying they are common, but they do exist.

Just an example. My dad who works for a small construction company as a steel detailer, when all the construction work was put on hold during covid, the company told the employees to go out and find places looking for volunteer workers, and the company would pay them their normal salary to do the volunteer work.

They have shown time and time again through the years (and he's been with them basically his whole professional life) that they do everything they can to help their employees.

[nemo44x]

I think it's great they lay it out. I never understood the whole "we're a family" thing that so many companies, especially startups, pretend to do. Netflix is open that they want the best players they possibly can so they can achieve the highest level of greatness they can. They want people who want to put in the effort to achieve this. This may not be for everyone and that's OK. But at least they are upfront about it. Champions have different mindsets and have goals that require so much effort.

[Toutouxc]

Wow, that culture page reads like something from Black Mirror. But I guess I'd also endure a lot of stuff for a year of outrageous salary, then peace out to a beach somewhere.

[3D30497420]

Oh wow, yeah.

I love this one: "Selflessness. You seek what is best for Netflix, not yourself or your team". Sounds like something a cult leader would have you commit to.

Plus, that page is insanely long.

[mrbonner]

Isn't that better than the virtue signaling from all companies out there?

[popularrecluse]

Yeah guess they are self-selecting for the kind of person that will read through that drivel.

[manojlds]

Only difference from that and others is they are upfront about it. Which is always better.

[karmasimida]

Family is about protecting the bottom line

Company is about the upside

Ofc they are different.

[SoftTalker]

Many families are pretty fucked up too, to be honest.