A perfectly fine place to work as an engineer
A perfectly fine place to work as an engineer
I've been at Netflix for years. When I started, it had a pretty unique culture that truly encouraged both excellence and open debate. Now it's just a "fine" place to work. Most of the people are fine, most of the work is fine. The work-life balance is fine, the remote-friendliness is fine.
Open debate is no longer welcome, and many great people who took too long to figure that out were exited. Most of the "unique Netflix culture" is now purely performative. It's just a job. Career growth basically dies while you're here - there are way too many under-leveled people for any fast pace of promos.
The middle management layer in engineering is too bloated. Too many managers trying to get promos, making it hard to get real work done.
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The recruiter was very helpful. They didn’t end up going with me, but overall it was a good experience. There could have been better communication after the initial interview, as it took over a week to hear back and set up the following interview.
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Los Angeles, California, United StatesMay 2, 2024The recruiter was very helpful. They didn’t end up going with me, but overall it was a good experience. There could have been better communication after the initial interview, as it took over a week to hear back and set up the following interview.
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