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Netflix Chairman, President, and CEO Reed Hastings

Reed Hastings

Chairman, President, and CEO

75% Approve

“Satisfied”

3.5
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  • Oct 28, 2009

    1.0

    Netflix Anonymous in Los Gatos, CA:   (Past Employee - 2008)

    8 of 9 people found this helpful

    Pros

    Great Pay
    Decent health plan
    Great amenities
    Building was well maintained/clean
    Decent Swag
    Plenty of parking
    That's about all for the "pros' and that was a stretch.

    Cons

    Netflix is an HR driven company. As far as I am concerned they are the "bullies" of Netflix. Nothing is confidential. Be prepared, whatever you discuss with an HR employee will be leaked out to nearly everyone at Netflix. They will take confidential information and turn it into the joke of the day. Senior/Executive HR staff is crass and they seem to think cursing in front of others and telling lewd jokes is appropriate workplace etiquette.

    No-vacation policy (As far as I am concerned, it is a scam). They work you so hard you feel guilty about taking time off. Between the blackberry they "give" you as soon as you walk through the door, and the laptop you will receive, you are never off the clock.

    The revolving door in this place will literally make you dizzy. During my time at Netflix I can't even begin to count how many employees were terminated or resigned on a daily basis. Senior management even seemed to be desensitized to the large number of terminations.

    No job security. You can be doing a fantastic job one day and the next day you are "re-structured"

    Reed - Do yourself a favor.. Hire senior staff who truly understands the values that you believe in and who want their employees to embrace them. Currently the values are about as clear as mud. If one truly tries to abide by every aspect of what it reads, they will be fired. Wake up buddy, you are smarter that? Aren’t you?

    Advice to Senior Management

    Stop having meetings about having more meetings. A lot of managers at Netflix seem to be good at doing that. What amazed me is that even though all they do is seem to be locked in conference rooms all day, nothing good ever comes out of them. Perhaps they are plotting who to fire next??

  • Anonymous in Los Gatos, CA:

    “IT Operations upheaval”

    Nov 12, 2009

    3 found helpful | 4 comments

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  • Director in Los Gatos, CA:

    “A successful cult”

    Nov 14, 2009

    3 found helpful | 3 comments

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  • Ops Manager:

    “Fired over the phone while on vacation with my children.”

    Nov 20, 2009

    1 found helpful | 4 comments

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    “Thanks to all the former Netflixers on glassdoor! You helped confirm that it wasn't me, it was was them”

    Nov 19, 2009

    3 comments

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  • Anonymous in Los Gatos, CA:

    “It is a great place to learn while you earn”

    Nov 18, 2009

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  • Customer Service Representative in Hillsboro, OR:

    “Well ran company, better call center”

    Nov 17, 2009

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  • Machine Operator in Anchorage, AK:

    “Great Place to work-Never had a problem”

    Nov 9, 2009

    3 comments

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  • Anonymous in Los Gatos, CA:

    “The number one priority for Management is recruiting (huh?)”

    Oct 19, 2009

    3 found helpful

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  • Supervisor in Hillsboro, OR:

    “Love IT!!!”

    Nov 7, 2009

    1 found helpful

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1000 to 5000 Employees, $1B+ Revenue
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Los Gatos, CA
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