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This is why we talk crap on blind not on slack. Transparency my a$$
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Netflix Fires Marketing Execs for Criticizing Bosses Over Slack
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If an organization has a fun, open, transparent work culture, shutting down side conversations is how they continue to protect it. It wasn't what they said, rather where they said it.
"Very early on at Netflix, Reed Hastings wrote a culture memo for the company with Patty McCord, then our head of talent. At its heart was the notion of integrity and feedback, which they described as “You only say things about fellow employees you say to their face”.
What happened here was unfortunately not simply venting on Slack or a single conversation. These were critical, personal comments made over several months about their peers (not their management as suggested by The Hollywood Reporter) - including during meetings when those peers were talking or presenting. This is entirely inconsistent with those values, which is why their manager fired them. It's also worth noting that we don't proactively monitor Slack or email. The Slack channel was open so anyone could access the conversations even though the employees concerned thought it was private.
These decisions are always tough and always sad. But having a healthy culture requires hard decisions, which is why managers don't shy away from them at Netflix."