Working at Netflix Sounds Like Hell

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Post by mojoe » Sat, Oct 27, 2018, 2:10 PM UTC

Working at Netflix Sounds Like Hell
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Post by booleandilemma » Sat, Oct 27, 2018, 2:38 PM UTC

I like to work for a company that’s fun and stable, not one that sounds like it could be a faction in Divergent.

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Post by ymlaree » Sat, Oct 27, 2018, 2:42 PM UTC

Netflix is following FB tracks it seems, 1st degrade the user experience, then poor company ethics surface. Soon we'll need food like "humane" labels in tech.. [edit : user not customer]

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Post by CPLX » Sat, Oct 27, 2018, 2:45 PM UTC

The big question, of course, is does Netflix succeed because of, or in spite of, this policy.

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Post by objektif » Sat, Oct 27, 2018, 2:45 PM UTC

I guess people still stick around because of the stock price performance.

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Post by kakaorka » Sat, Oct 27, 2018, 2:52 PM UTC

objektif wrote: post #5

I guess people still stick around because of the stock price performance.

Isn't Netflix's compensation to employees all cash?

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Post by claydavisss » Sat, Oct 27, 2018, 2:54 PM UTC

I had a Netflix offer this year I declined (yes, people decline Netflix now and then)

The salary was eye-popping...$400k. That's just to be a senior developer. There were RSUs on top of this so total comp was probably $500k. That's crazy!

I knew if I joined I would be terminated but that didn't bother me...the salary was crazy and apparently the goodbye package is also generous. I suppose it's sort of nuts to know you will be fired from day one though.

In fairness they make sure you understand what you are getting in to. My future manager even phoned me on a Saturday to make sure I understood. So I have respect for them

When the next recession hits, working in tech will get worse and even the monster salaries will go away. Almost no one here has had to experience a real drop in demand for developers

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Post by huffmsa » Sat, Oct 27, 2018, 2:55 PM UTC

Sounds like being on a sports team at a high level. It's not for you, then it's not for you.

It's business, not personal.

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Post by laixintao » Sat, Oct 27, 2018, 2:55 PM UTC

kakaorka wrote: post #6

objektif wrote: post #5

I guess people still stick around because of the stock price performance.

Isn't Netflix's compensation to employees all cash?

No, I actually read an article saied that, you can choose how much do you want to stick your profit to the company, AKA, you can choose how many proportion do you want to get paied by cach or stock.

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Post by ubersoldat2k7 » Sat, Oct 27, 2018, 2:55 PM UTC

objektif wrote: post #5

I guess people still stick around because of the stock price performance.

Or maybe it's not as bad, just that now that they're very big, lot of SJW get through the doors and cry their ways to promotions.