[hutzlibu]

So your argument would be, as long as the pay is right, toxic culture is allright?

I mean, as long as this is a individual decision, that would be allright with me - but pay does not negate toxic. It only makes it bearable.

But like stated above, I do not say that Netflix culture is toxic, as they are clear about what they expect: top performance above everything else. That this can lead to toxic situations, as we all are not only having good times - should be clear to anyone applying. But I suppose even at netflix they are aware of this and hopefully have plans to deal with temporary burn outs, other than instantly firing those underperformers.

[p1esk]

So your argument would be, as long as the pay is right, toxic culture is allright?

No. Why would you think so?

[hutzlibu]

Because the context was toxic culture?

[p1esk]

No, the context was Netflix seeking top performance (results) from its employees. Whether this leads to toxic culture is a different question and up for a debate.

My point is a company that offers top compensation can and should demand top performance.

[hutzlibu]

"Whether this leads to toxic culture is a different question and up for a debate"

And here I was thinking this whole thread was about that question ...

"My point is a company that offers top compensation can and should demand top performance. "

Anyway, sure they can. But no company can expect from me, to put the company over my self. A good company has those goals aligned. I get money - and they get performance. Win win. But I will not work to death for them, as then all my money would be worthless.

That is - no for-profit company can expect this from me. A non-profit on the other hand, that has truly utilitarian goals, that really benefit humanity - I might consider putting myself aside. But why should anyone sacrifice himself, so a company makes more money? That doesn't make sense to me. But of course it makes sense, that companies want their employes give everything to them.

[p1esk]

no company can expect from me, to put the company over my self

Yes, I agree, they should not have said that. That should have been left implicit. When a certain pay threshold is crossed (e.g. triple the industry average), I would expect them to expect extra from me. This might mean working nights/weekends if that's necessary for me to be "top performer" compared to my peers. Netflix expects you to keep up with their performance standards. They don't care how you do it - by working overtime, or being brilliant and working 2 hours a day, it simply does not matter, just like in professional sports. If, as you said, you get money, they get performance, it's a win win. But if you get money, but they don't get the expected performance, you can't blame it on toxic culture. If your peers are delivering and you're not, then you're toxic, and you should probably look for an easier job with less pay.