[Zafira]

We can only speculate, but it would not be surprising if someone was hunting for a reason to get rid of them and thought this was a good excuse. Personally, I don’t think this is a good excuse and while we don’t have all the facts, it sounds like Netflix conceding the therapy factored into the dismissal is probably something they will very much regret admitting to on the record.

[DrJokepu]

I’ve been working in this industry for 20 years. Nobody gets fired for this, not at Netflix or any of the other studios. Especially a VP. I don’t know how to express how unlikely any of this is. This was an excuse, not the real reason.

[randallsquared]

So they couldn't come up with an excuse that would have been a legitimate reason?

[oaiey]

Also HR has bad employees / agent once in a while.

[rsynnott]

Well, bear in mind that this all seems to be based on his account of the incident.

[randallsquared]

Per the article, Netflix's attorney confirmed that the therapy factored into the decision.