This might be a bit off-topic but I heard that Netflix pays pretty well, even compared to other SV tech firms.<p>Why does the author only have a pretty small desk directly at a (what I assume) small recreational area? Is this considered a normal desk at a top SV tech firm? I'd probably go nuts after a few days because people are constantly passing by and are talking while I want to concentrate on work.<p>I'm from Germany where more and more companies try to implement the same open-office plans. Everybody I know that works in such an environment considers them as hostile to productivity. Somebody is constantly talking about useless stuff and disturbs others by that and using headphones is deemed as rude and anti-social.
> We don't do anything shady, and we're proud of that. We're an honest company.<p>Maybe not shady, but surely controversial.<p>[0]: <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/encrypted-media/" rel="nofollow">https://www.w3.org/TR/encrypted-media/</a><p>[1]: <a href="https://blog.archive.org/2017/04/18/drm-for-the-web-is-a-bad-idea/" rel="nofollow">https://blog.archive.org/2017/04/18/drm-for-the-web-is-a-bad...</a><p>[2]: <a href="https://www.defectivebydesign.org/drm-in-web-standards" rel="nofollow">https://www.defectivebydesign.org/drm-in-web-standards</a>
@brendangregg<p>You mentioned FreeBSD; what are your thoughts on the state of DTrace on Linux vs FreeBSD?<p>ps: I love your DTrace book! It's sitting on my desk now.
I somehow picked up "Australian vibes" from this article, without any proof in the article that Brendan is Aussie.<p>The cricket ball on the desk then helped, with the "G'day" on the front page of his site proving it. :)
Netflix's culture deck is one of the most horrific things in the tech industry I've ever seen. It's so ruthlessly mercenary, I have a hard time understanding how why people put up with them.
Answer me this: Why does the interface suck so bad? How are pissing off 100 million subscribers good business?<p>I apologize for not expanding my view with a detailed analysis, but damn.<p>The update you guys promoted like half a year in advance made it even worse.