{"id":438982,"date":"2022-04-29T00:00:06","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T21:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/angry-netflix-employees-take-to-twitter-after-getting-laid-off\/"},"modified":"2022-04-29T00:00:06","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T21:00:06","slug":"angry-netflix-employees-take-to-twitter-after-getting-laid-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/angry-netflix-employees-take-to-twitter-after-getting-laid-off\/","title":{"rendered":"#Angry Netflix employees take to Twitter after getting laid off"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36887e8fcb0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36887e8fcb0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/angry-netflix-employees-take-to-twitter-after-getting-laid-off\/#%E2%80%9CAngry_Netflix_employees_take_to_Twitter_after_getting_laid_off%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Angry Netflix employees take to Twitter after getting laid off&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAngry_Netflix_employees_take_to_Twitter_after_getting_laid_off%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Angry Netflix employees take to Twitter after getting laid off&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Angry Netflix employees took to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> Thursday after learning they had been laid off at the streaming giant, home to hit shows like \u201cInventing Anna,\u201d \u201cSquid <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a>\u201d and \u201cBridgerton.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although the exact number of layoffs could not be immediately learned, many of the employees were writers or editors working for <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/tudum\">Netflix\u2019s Tudum division, which was launched in December<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell. I just was laid off from a significant contract originally intended through August so I\u2019m looking for stable work\u2026 and rent. I need rent,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tnwhiskeywoman\/status\/1519754133158473729?s=20&amp;t=qlupLgjILh6QyWtsn5rcpA\">wrote one employee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUh oh! Looks like I have to do this tweet again. Is anyone hiring? Netflix just laid off my team (my job included). It was an incredible few months and I\u2019m grateful for it but I\u2019m stoked about whatever\u2019s next. Email is in bio,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mariasherm\/status\/1519758423860166657?s=20&amp;t=qlupLgjILh6QyWtsn5rcpA\">another tweeted.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The layoffs came from the Tudum division and included a mix of staff and contractors, according to a source with knowledge. One insider told The Post that more layoffs could be on the way, and that non-core projects like<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/netflixqueue.com\/\"> Queue,<\/a> a magazine-like publication about Netflix projects, could be next on the chopping block.<\/p>\n<p>A company spokeswoman declined to comment on the situation but added: \u201cOur fan website Tudum is an important priority for the company.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just got laid off from Netflix\/Tudum, effective today. Email me with opportunities at reinasultan@gmail.com so I can pay my rent and help my parents survive! <\/p>\n<p>A bunch of my incredible colleagues got laid off, too. You\u2019d be incredibly lucky to work with any of them.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Reina Sultan (she\/her) (@SultanReina) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SultanReina\/status\/1519756220025946116?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Tudum, which is a nod to the sound that accompanies the Netflix\u2019s logo when subscribers open the streaming site, was a division that focused on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> and stories related to the service\u2019s most popular shows and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Roughly 10-15 employees put out virtual \u201cHelp Wanted\u201d signs on Twitter, after getting their pink slips.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust got laid off from Netflix\/Tudum, effective today,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SultanReina\/status\/1519756220025946116?s=20&amp;t=qlupLgjILh6QyWtsn5rcpA\">tweeted<\/a> writer Reina Sultan. \u201cEmail me with opportunities at reinasultan@gmail.com so I can pay my rent and help my parents survive! A bunch of my incredible colleagues got laid off, too. You\u2019d be incredibly lucky to work with any of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>The drumbeat of departures come after Netflix posted its first subscriber loss since 2011. last week. Netflix said in the first quarter, it lost 200,000\u00a0subscribers, and that it expects to lose 2 million more in the second quarter. <\/p>\n<p>In order to stem the bleeding, Netflix co-CEOs Reed Hastings and Ted Sarandos said the company would likely crackdown on password sharing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Ted-Sarandos_54.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Ted Sarandos\" class=\"wp-image-22074137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Ted-Sarandos_54.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Ted-Sarandos_54.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Ted-Sarandos_54.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos was at the center of a recent Hollywood Reporter expos\u00e9 about the struggle inside the streamer. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOur relatively high household penetration \u2014 when including the large number of households sharing accounts \u2014 combined with competition, is creating revenue growth headwinds,\u201d the men said in their letter to Netflix shareholders.<\/p>\n<p>Following the tough earnings report, The Hollywood Reporter released <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/business\/digital\/netflixs-big-wake-up-call-the-power-clash-behind-the-crash-1235136004\/\">a blistering expos\u00e9<\/a> on the power clash inside the Los Gatos, Calif.-based company, which included unnamed Hollywood heavy-hitters weighing in on the profligate spending at the company and its lack of quality control when it comes to pumping out content. <\/p>\n<p>One creative, who worked with Netflix said of the streamer\u2019s content strategy: \u201cI wonder if, say, a bonobo throwing sh-t at a whiteboard full of titles as a method of deciding what projects to make would have more or less success than all of these other \u2018deciders\u2019 who think they know what people want or don\u2019t want.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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