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Its intended to be a statement against the self serving politics present at many companies; it doesnt mean be a slave to netflix and forgo self care or anything. Just a reasonable north star: You are employed by the company to act in its best interest.

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This is an “everyone can win” situation. Netflix leadership could align incentives so that doing the best thing for Netflix is also the selfish thing that maximizes your performance review, bonus, and RSUs.

Statements like this imply that doing the best thing for the company won’t be rewarded in the best way for individuals. Why not?

> Statements like this imply that doing the best thing for the company won’t be rewarded in the best way for individuals. Why not?

I think part of it is that they believe you are compensated well enough that you don't need extra rewarding.

It is fucking insane if they thing that is actually how it works, though. Start-ups might work like that, because at that point the people and the company are effectively the same. But any company more than a year old becomes filled with people who are maximizing their own net worth. And why would it be any different?

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