Netflix reviews

4.1

80% would recommend to a friend

(2,515 total reviews)

Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters

84% approve of CEO

78% positive business outlook

Netflix has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,515 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Netflix employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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3K reviews
3.0
Aug 11, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Great Base pay. - Some of the engineers are really smart and know what they are doing. - Free food and well stocked kitchen. - Good benefits including unlimited vacation. - Stock is doing great! -Hackday is always great and something to look for.

Cons

-Innovation is dying at this company. If you compare what the product was in 2011 vs. now, they are mostly playing with video playback in the UI and minor features. Probably the reason being, everyone wants to keep their job and want to have as many projects to continue. - Does lot of A/B testing, even for minor text changes. I'm glad they are not in hardware business else would have ruined the company. Felt product team is good, but not sure about what is right and don't have gut feeling on any thing. - Engineering teams competes with each other to build tools. Sometimes the work done for 9 months is thrown because other team built tool with cutting-edge technology. - Freedom and responsibility is there but it all depends upon on your leader & how much he allows to exercise it. - NIH within team syndrome. - Managers are sometimes pain and always want to build their 'own' team with 'own' people which discourages existing team. - IF you are looking for growth in the team, be careful of which team you are joining. - Favoritism is there and if the Mgr is really bad with employees, but good with his boss, he will get promoted. 360 only matters from peers and not from whom you manage. - Can't raise question on why we are doing this.If you are not aligned with manager's vision, sorry but you will get axed soon based on ground of technical imcompetency. - They try lots of recommendation A/B tests and merch logic but they are not sure if people will watch the title or not. Ultimately they need to realize they are streaming company which has value in only 1 thing : Content. If you build great product but content is not effective, you are relying on product and not content to sell. If rivals catch up on product , its an issue.

2.0
Feb 10, 2016

Have a backup plan

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Many of the people who work here are top performers. Many companies say they only hire the best yet it feels more consistent here. High bar to get in. Free snacks and flexible time.

Cons

Management can and will fire you for any reason they want. Don't make the mistake thinking it can only be performance related. There are no guidelines to how long it takes to terminate you. Before you know a pink slip may be handed to you. I saw people get fired without anyone understanding why. Corporate culture wants people who strive to make the company better. Most are simply yes-men to keep their high salary job. Not very diverse. Walk around campus for 5 minutes and it's clear the demographic they target.

1.0
Apr 27, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You might work with some very bright people and make good friends Opportunity to learn some very interesting skills and technologies Above market salary as long as it lasts

Cons

You might get all verbal accolades and encouragement till one fine day you are told that you are no longer needed! Managers could be picked randomly based on seniority from your peers if one leaves and may have little people skills. Firing, if it happens to you, is public, humiliating and outright insulting with a terse broadcast email. Advice to potential applicants: - Do not close your eyes to all the reviews on Glassdoor, thinking you are too smart too be fired - Do account for the potential time you might have to stay without job while comparing the salary to other places

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