1k Netflix employees threaten work stoppage over Dave Chappelle

Re:1k Netflix employees threaten work stoppage over Dave Cha... by bawolff on Sunday October 17, 2021 @09:17PM (#28901324)

Given the current job market and political climate in tech, i find it hard to believe that a high skill employee would be passed over because they attended a pro-trans protest/walk-stoppage along with thousand other people. I don't think most people would even consider such a person to be an activist employee.

The person who leaked confidential data - yes, i could see that being a red flag in hiring.

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Re:1k Netflix employees threaten work stoppage over Dave Cha... by rsj_hn on Sunday October 17, 2021 @09:43PM (#28901447)

It's really tough to find good people, but for 500K FAANG jobs, there's still a long line of applicants.

I don't think we've reached the state (yet) where firms are going to be keeping blacklists of activists.

But we're certainly heading in that direction as techies try to force employers into more extreme stances. Dave Chappelle is a popular guy with broad mainstream appeal, and it's incredibly arrogant for Netflix employees to try to deplatform him, or to try to dictate what Netflix, a company with a global reach, can show to a worldwide audience.

And I think we are going to see some mass firings and circulation of blacklists in at least some of the FAANGS before people wake up and realize they are no longer in college protesting some speaker they think makes them "unsafe". For these types of salaries, some professionalism is expected, and long term employers will demand it.

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Re:1k Netflix employees threaten work stoppage over Dave Cha... by CodeGlitch on Monday October 18, 2021 @03:54AM (#28903175)

I've worked in some places where company policy on clothing was "no offensive or political slogans". This was 15-20 years ago. So there was some appetite for keeping politics out of the workplace. I wonder if that needs to be brought back in to most places.

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Re:1k Netflix employees threaten work stoppage over Dave Cha... by HKH2 on Sunday October 17, 2021 @11:55PM (#28902086)

The same goes for Spotify employees and Joe Rogan.

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Re:1k Netflix employees threaten work stoppage over Dave Cha... by skinkestek on Monday October 18, 2021 @10:41AM (#28905909)

Personally I think there is a fair chance that unless many of these are really good, Netflix will be more productive a month later, not less.

I also think for a large demographic it will make Netflix a more interesting employeer, not less.

I'm in talks with a FAANG company now and this is an actual worry that I have but cannot discuss with my point of contact, that I will be canceled shortly after I'm hired either because of my friends, my views or something I said half a life ago.

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