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by male_salmon 6170 days ago
I understand what you say about motivation, but I don't think Netflix is about that. My belief is that they expect you to be intrinsically excited about working there - because you are a professional adult. You should already be learning on your own and already "self-actualized". Paying you well just validates what they believe you should be.

Not all companies are like that, and that's why working at Netflix takes a bit of a mindset re-org.

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I think we are coming from the same place but I am not sure I agree with "you should already be learning on your own and already "self actualized."

I think the work place is one place of many where you can grow and prove yourself. It's a great place to learn new things, test your theories and be creative. A company should nurture that.