Netflix reviews

There is a great deal of politics between Engineering orgs and even within engineering teams. Even with obviously outstanding performance, failing to play politics well will leave you unrewarded, while others with more political savvy will be rewarded for no work at all. Ultimately, the manager is free to be biased for/against employees for any reason at all. Engineering managers in some orgs tend to be non-technical--only doing project management. Although some non-technical managers might still be good managers, there are some that are horrible, with poor project management skills, and that don't even know what is happening in their own team. Those managers tend to be employed at Netflix for many years. There is no career development support here. It's unlikely that the current management will do any more as new (lower) engineering levels are added. As for the 360 review, it's best to avoid giving significant negative feedback as it makes co-workers defensive. Everyone is afraid of anything negative that can lead to them being fired. HR and management advice on 360 reviews is unrealistic and self-serving. It only helps management since some managers don't know what's happening on their own teams. Ultimately, Netflix is a large company where experiences will differ, depending on which team and organization you work in. If you change teams or managers a few times, though, you'll encounter highly toxic situations. For new mid-level prospective employees, avoid Netflix since the lower pay is likely not worth the extreme politics and toxicity.

Management pretends to care about you but they really dont. I was let go due to another persons screw up - workforce management changed my schedule to come in half an hour earlier but the employee helping me didnt confirm and another employee that took that over (because the first employee was off) finished updating my schedule however they changed it to come in an hour earlier I wasnt able to check because you arent allowed to access your work email at home. I showed up at the time i thought i was scheduled and noticed my time card was messed up. I reached out to my manager and she told me not to worry about it and everything was fine. I show up the following week and get fired in front of my entire team... She handed me a box and told me i was 30 minutes late and thats unacceptable. They fire people in front of their entire team all the time it is so messed up and embarrassing.