Business – Netflix
Read the attached article and answer the below questions in short essay format. – no plagiarism
If you were a manager at Netflix and rewarded only on the results that your team produced and nothing else, would you embrace this policy or be uncomfortable with it?
If you are uncomfortable with the policy, what specific actions could you take to feel confident that you and your team could fulfill expectations and deliver results?Two of the policies under the principle “Hire, Reward, and Tolerate Only Fully Formed Adults” are (1) the expense policy, which states “Act in Netflix’s best interests” and (2) There is no set vacation policy for salaried employees. This means employees can take whatever time off they feel is appropriate. Bosses and employees just need to work it out with one another.
As a manager, how much time do you think you might take off during a year? Explain your rationale.
As a manager, you have an employee who wants to take off 25 days in a row (more than 30 days requires a meeting with HR) and then the same employee says he would like to take another two-week vacation six months later. How would you respond to him? How would you respond to other team members who say they will have issues covering for him during that time?