Hard Work Is Irrelevant [audio]
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#2I would like to get some insights from Netflix engineers instead of their PR machine. How do you like working at Netflix?
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#3I would like to get some insights from Netflix engineers instead of their PR machine. How do you like working at Netflix?
This has been asked/answered before. check this thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8919343
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#4I would like to get some insights from Netflix engineers instead of their PR machine. How do you like working at Netflix?
This has been asked/answered before. check this thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8919343
Thanks for posting that - adds some context and color to what is essentially a PR story.
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#5hmm isn't this what people were mad at Amazon about? and now a story praising this type of work culture?
..unless i'm missing something
e: nevermind, they talk about a case of someone getting sick from overworking
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#6The slideshow referred to in the podcast: http://www.slideshare.net/reed2001/culture-1798664
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#7Netflix' long term view is "Look at the bigger picture" and yet their turnover rate is an abysmal 20%-25%. I fail to see how this is looking at the bigger picture.
I also fail to see how you can feel passion for Netflix (one of their company values) when, as an employee, you are basically treated like a commodity.
I guess this kind of culture must be great for C-level execs like Ms. McCord, but not so great for run of the mill engineers or salespeople that favor stability for themselves and their families over a 2% increase in Netflix' bottom line.
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#8Netflix' long term view is "Look at the bigger picture" and yet their turnover rate is an abysmal 20%-25%. I fail to see how this is looking at the bigger picture. I also fail to see how you can feel passion for Netflix (one of their company values) when, as an employee, you are basically treated like a commodity. I guess this kind of culture must be great for C-level execs like Ms. McCord, but not so great for run o…
she was cut from the company herself by the very same rules
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#10hmm isn't this what people were mad at Amazon about? and now a story praising this type of work culture? ..unless i'm missing something e: nevermind, they talk about a case of someone getting sick from overworking
It's not because you are not getting sick you are not suffering. Stress can have an invisible impact on your life.