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
2.0
Jan 6, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You get to work on cool products, and your salary is relatively high for your job title. Also, most people that you work with are relatively competent and smart.

Cons

No growth potential - they don't have a track and they don't put resources into grooming their employees. Get the experience you need for a few years and move on to grow your career. Also, the culture of the Beverly Hills office is different than in Los Gatos. This is largely due to management and the fact that the prevailing hiring and HR philosophies are not executed quite as they should be. Although management is generally on the mark in letting people go, there have been a few notable decisions that have not quite made sense. The review process leaves much to be desired, as it still does not accomplish the desired goal of identifying the "rock stars" and separating them from the less-productive. Also, it is very common for employees to be expected to carry the workload of several people, and action is usually only taken when something big ends up falling through the cracks.

4.0
Jan 6, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Netflix is a strong well run company. Netflix pays well. Netflix is in a high-value service industry, not affected by the rapid commoditization of tech. Netflix business is immune to low-quality, low-cost offshore knock-offs. Netflix hires seasoned developers, and pays for the experience, unlike certain other companies (that might be in the search business) that only hire cheap junior engineers. Netflix understands that employees have a life unlike certain other companies (that might be in the search business).

Cons

The "average performance gets you a generous severance package" policy is a little ambiguous, and tends to leave one a bit paranoid (this can a good thing). Reluctance to hire promising junior engineers.

5.0
Jan 1, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Netflix is populated by really smart people working on hard problems. The company is on innovation time all the time. It's a very open culture with no questions asked if you work from home or take days off. People love Netflix and that makes it cool to work here. The company is adding subscribers and growing financially, which you gotta love in this economy. Employees get a free eight-out plan and get $1,000 towards travel expenses to the Sundance or LA Film Festival. You structure your salary as you want, dedicating a percentage or none at all to stock options. You get all your salary up front so there's no bonuses or incentive payments during the year.

Cons

You don't get a lot of compliments on a job well done because everyone is supposed to work at A+ level. The salary review is not tied to the performance review. Performance review allows anyone in the company to evaluate anyone and many people do it anonymously, which can be vindictive. The stock rises and falls like a yo-yo. Everyone is supposed to work in cubes but some people have had offices built for themselves or taken over a conference room for an office. There is two distinctive cultures at Netflix. One's in Los Gatos and the other's in LA. The only time people come together is at quarterly directors meetings.

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