My interview experience with Netflix was a strange one. My initial communication with the Netflix recruiter was great; she was very nice and efficient in setting up a phone conversation with the hiring manager. Everything was scheduled down to the minute.

After the phone conversation, I was invited to fly down to Los Gatos to meet with the hiring manager in person, along with several peers for this position I was interviewing for. I did a lot of research on Glassdoor.com and spoke to several people about Netflix's culture. I was very concerned about what I read and heard from the people I spoke with.

The accommodations Netflix provided were at a very nice 4-star hotel; the Hotel Los Gatos is a place I would stay at again. They coordinated the flight and provided reimbursement for everything (taxi rides, food, etc.).

Everything was scheduled with the interview panel and clearly communicated to me in writing well before the interviews began. Everyone I met with was nice and professional, with the exception of the Director of Talent Acquisition; she was very condescending. She asked me questions about Netflix's competition. Of course, I answered with Google, Amazon, Apple, etc. She then proceeded to tell me why I was wrong and was not very nice about it.

The rest of the interview went on much like any other I have been through. The one thing that stood out for me was that everyone was very upfront about the culture. If you do not have what it takes, you will not last very long at Netflix; they make no bones about it. Many questions focused on my experience with firing non-performers and how well I could recruit new talent. It sounded very much like a meat-grinder working environment that I wanted no part of.

Leaving the interview, I had no intention of accepting any offer that was made, no matter how well it paid. I could tell that it would take a certain kind of soulless robot to work at Netflix. They were more concerned with my philosophy on canning people than on global payment technology.

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