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TheWrap: Netflix tells employees they should quit if they're offended by it's content
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And "It's so hard to hire, no one wants to work these days!!"
You know what, I'm okay if Netflix goes away. Nothing on there I care about anymore anyway. Thankful I finished bojack already
I don't think it's bold in as much as they know their employees have limited comparable options. More of a dick move, to be honest.
As I said in an earlier thread, Netflix needs new leadership. The current one is brazenly leading them towards bankruptcy.
Here is a list
https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/movies-and-tv-shows-with-trans-characters
Recently there is hearstoppers.
I could have sworn there was a Trans character in Itaewon class. I haven't finished watching that drama
So on top of their decline, they are asking people to leave the company. Netflix has a lot of talent that other companies would have no problems taking. So whoever is making these decision will end up destroying the rest of the company. The irony of it all is that Netflix is following the footsteps of Blockbuster. Arrogance and mismanagement is what got Blockbuster. Now Netflix is doing the same.
Spot on.
I worked at a company that wanted to reduce head count (it was starting to fail), so they laid off the maximum number they could without triggering the WARN act. They then told the rest of us we may not have jobs in 60 days. Most of us left, saving them a ton in severance.
This is on brand for Netflix's office culture. They're notoriously known for, and even open about, hire fast and fire fast.
Most companies will probably eventually say/feel this, not gonna hate on them to be honest. Doesn't matter what the issues may be, can't keep everyone happy and that's just a fact of life.
I take some issue with this justification, if only because of the notable example of 13 Reasons Why. I'm not advocating for depictions of self-harm, but if you're going with "Artistic Expression" as a defense, it seems hypocritical to have scenes edited out BY NETFLIX in one series and be like "if you ain't like Chappelle's trans jokes, bitch leave cause we ain't doing shit."
Let's be clear: Netflix did not say employees should quit if they're offended by its content. They said employees may wish to quit if they find it hard to support content they find harmful.
It's a subtle difference, but a fair one. For me personally, there's lots of content on Netflix I find offensive. But do I object to Netflix hosting that content? Not necessarily.
It's a subtle difference, but a fair one. For me personally, there's lots of content on Netflix I find offensive. But do I object to Netflix hosting that content? Not necessarily.
Just having seen heartstopper, I thought this thread would be the absolute opposite of what it turned out to be ...
Shameful shit right there!
Shameful shit right there!
How stupid can you be to be part of high management of a FAANG and not know that this is essentially giving every other tech company one of the best chances of their lives
Streaming as we know it won't be around 10 years from now. I don't know how it's even sustainable.
Yeah seriously. I really just come for their original kdramas they got cause I know at least most of them are just one and done seasons. Everything else I can't imagine watching cause half the time I'll think it'll get canceled.
I'd imagine with all the different streaming services there'd be plenty of openings for people with experience. Like, Disney+ is only just about to be at a place where they're getting out new Marvel/Star Wars stuff every week and the Disney Animation/Pixar originals are years away. HBO Max hasn't even gotten to their DC live action stuff outside of Peacemaker. Everyone else seems to be expending at Netflix's expense.
Basically no one pays their employees what Netflix does. Certainly not Disney, WBD, or even Amazon.
Netflix is actively trying to cut costs. They want people to leave.
You're not wrong. Streaming is turning into the exact thing that it was a disruptive idea against. Expensive and heavily fragmented.
Yeah I was about to say, the way Netflix seems to be speedrunning a queue of bad decisions feels like some form of deliberate sabotage.
Course, Hanlon's Razor suggests the current Netflix management simply are incredibly stupid and/or incompetent; but as of now I have reservations.
The film preservationist in me wants netflix to die a messy death. I'm glad they're being exposed as the bunch of greedy idiots they truly are.
To be fair, they have a lake of content miles wide. It just so happens to be only 2 seasons deep.