Netflix Culture — The Best Work of Our Lives

Principles

  1. The Dream Team: We aim only to have high performers at Netflix — people who are great at what they do, and even better at working together.
  2. People over Process: You get better outcomes when employees have the information and freedom to make decisions for themselves. We hire unusually responsible people who thrive on this openness and freedom.
  3. Uncomfortably Exciting: To entertain the world, we need to be bold and ambitious. That means embracing the thrill of what’s next — even when it’s uncomfortable.
  4. Great and Always Better: We often say Netflix sucks today compared to where we can be tomorrow. We need the self-awareness to understand what should be better, and the discipline and resilience to get there.

Values

  • Selflessness — you are humble when searching for the best ideas; you seek what’s best for Netflix, not yourself or your team; you take time to help others succeed.
  • Judgment — you look beyond short term fixes in favor of long term solutions; you make wise decisions despite ambiguity; you use data to inform your intuition.
  • Candor — you willingly receive and give feedback; you are open about what’s working and what needs to improve; you admit mistakes openly and share learnings widely.
  • Creativity — you welcome new ideas; you are passionate and persistent in pursuit of more innovative solutions; you value artistic expression.
  • Courage — you are vulnerable in search for the truth; you are willing to risk failure, or challenge the status quo, in the pursuit of excellence.
  • Inclusion — you recognize your biases and work to counteract them; you work to ensure everyone at Netflix can do their best work, whatever their culture, identity or background.
  • Curiosity — you learn rapidly and eagerly; you are as interested in other people’s ideas as your own; you’re humble about what you don’t yet know.
  • Resilience — you quickly adapt to changing circumstances; you make tough decisions without agonizing or long delay; you embrace a hard challenge.