Netflix – “Most of the negative reviews on this site are accurate.”

Pros

Better than average pay
Unlimited vacation
Free lunch and snacks

Cons

No upward mobility
Frequent restructuring
Cliquishness
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Netflix makes no secret about it's high performance culture, which results in a very high turnover. Average life expectancy in this office is about 2 years, which means very often the main knowledge base of a department exists when an employee is terminated (not always for fair reasons) or chooses to leave since there is no room to grow. There are conflicting values and many managers don't practice what Netflix preaches. If you associate with the right people, this can help your career, but it is disappointing that office politics factors so heavily into a company that preaches how different they are from other corporate cultures. Yes, it's great we all get Blackberries or iPhones (and are reachable 24/7) and have a liberal vacation policy, but the aura of paranoia that invades the office due to the frequent restructurings is not conducive to successful business practices.

Advice to Senior Management

The culture in the main headquarters in San Jose is different and very disconnected from the BH office. Getting on the same page would help as would treating your employees with more respect.