for trash-talking their peers in a non-private channel on messaging app Slack. Netflix is renowned for its “radical transparency” policy, which encourages employees to be honest and “only say things about fellow employees that you say to their face.”“What happened here was unfortunately not simply venting on Slack or a single conversation,” Ted Sarandos, co-CEO and chief content officer at Netflix, clarified on LinkedIn.
How does corporate culture influence employee behaviour? Can an HR policy penned by the C-suite be perceived differently by employees? Was there a disconnect in the way policies are implemented versus their real function?talked to some 70 current and former employees of Netflix to expose flaws in the streaming giant’s corporate culture, particularly around its radical candour policy.
Mr. Friedland presumed that by “sunshining” his lapse of judgment, it would be overlooked – except it wasn’t.Here’s the thing: Mr. Hastings’ massive culture manifest made perfect sense when the company was a fledgling startup.