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Netflix: manager-driven layoffs, under 40 hours a week, top-of-market pay

2025-06-19T00:00:00+00:00

Experience varies by manager: firings follow months of feedback and a quarter of one team was cut, hours can stay under 40 a week, and pay targets the market's top 5%.

NetflixSoftware EngineerPosted 1 year agoBy Anonymous

About the reviewer

Status: Current employee, staying
Time at the company: 1–2 years
Role: Software Engineer
Job type: Full-time
Track: Individual contributor
Level: 5
Location: Seattle
Degree: PhD
Experience before joining: 3–5 years

What they reported

Confident in the business: Yes
Clear path to grow: Yes
Hours a week: 20–30 hours
Who makes the decisions: Business partners
How colleagues work: Reasonable, not overworking
Office politics: Some, but tolerable
Food: Free, barely edible

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Netflix: manager-driven layoffs, under 40 hours a week, top-of-market pay

NetflixSoftware EngineerPosted 1 year agoBy Anonymous

About the reviewer

Status: Current employee, staying
Time at the company: 1–2 years
Role: Software Engineer
Job type: Full-time
Track: Individual contributor
Level: 5
Location: Seattle
Degree: PhD
Experience before joining: 3–5 years

What they reported

Confident in the business: Yes
Clear path to grow: Yes
Hours a week: 20–30 hours
Who makes the decisions: Business partners
How colleagues work: Reasonable, not overworking
Office politics: Some, but tolerable
Food: Free, barely edible

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