Netflix's culture deck is one of the most horrific things in the tech industry I've ever seen. It's so ruthlessly mercenary, I have a hard time understanding how why people put up with them.
I try to be equally clear when I'm hiring. I make it clear to the candidates that this is not a place for individualism, not a place for innovation, not a place for cutting edge tech. We are heavily team oriented, process oriented, CRUD application maintaining, older stable tech platforms with interchangable teams. I want to make that clear, not because I want to "horrify" candidates (though no doubt many on HN are horrified) but so that people who want the exciting startup lifestyle aren't bamboozled by some swarmy HR position description that tries to sell something that isn't.
I respect that Netflix is willing to step up and make their expectations clear as well!
Thanks for making this stuff clear. While it's disappointing to me that so much of the field has gone down this kind of path, it's good to know up front.
Neither nor the company have any illusions this is anything other than business relationship: I make code I get money, done.
I don't want to fail because I need to drag dead weight around.
Page 61 says dishonesty and harassment are intolerable.
Why does a corporate company need to invent some ridiculous "culture" is beyond me. You pay me I do work, thats all the culture I need.
>>Then while working here, staff cite the culture deck in meetings for decision making advice.
These meetings sound like fun.
What is wrong with these people.
Wouldn't the "nasty game" be to hire them then fire them after a few weeks because they don't bring the level of intrinsic motivation that the environment requires?
Or are you saying that no employer should be able to demand this level of motivation, even if they're totally up-front about it?
Companies have culture, but it's learned through word of mouth or trial and error. Writing it down and sharing it in public before you join the company is really beneficial.