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Netflix Employees Vent Anger Online After Getting Laid Off
Who could be next on the chopping block?
The exact number of layoffs is yet to be known, but many Netflix employees -writers and editors working for the streaming giant Tudum division, which launched in December, are taking to Twitter to vent out their anger after learning they had been laid off.
An insider reportedly claimed more layoffs could be on the way and non-core projects like Queue, a magazine-like publication about Netflix projects, could be next.
Notably, Tudum, a nod to the sound that accompanies Netflix’s logo when subscribers open the streaming site, was a division that focused on news and stories related to the service’s most popular shows and movies, including Bridgerton Squid Game and Inventing Anna.
So far, an estimated 10-15 employees have put our virtual ‘Help Wanted’ signs after getting their pink slips.
So. I got laid off from Netflix/Tudum today. Media is gonna media even when it’s not technically media, I guess.
— Alex Zaragoza (@byalexzaragoza) April 28, 2022
Netflix recruited me seven months ago only to lay me and a bunch of other talented people off today. I’m going to take time off to just exist, so please get in touch if you’ll have editing and content strategy opportunities open after August. EvetteDionneWriter@gmail.com
— Evette Dionne (@freeblackgirl) April 28, 2022
“Well. I just was laid off from a significant contract originally intended through August so I’m looking for stable work and rent. I need rent.” One employee wrote.
Well. I just was laid off from a significant contract originally intended through August so I’m looking for stable work… and rent. I need rent.
— Nichole 🍞🍯 (@tnwhiskeywoman) April 28, 2022
Hey y’all! I was one of the writers who got laid off at #Netflix today. So… I am available! Please send any assignments my way. I’m quick, my copy is clean, I get along with editors. I can do short, I can do long. Reported features, essays, you name it…
— Max Cea (@max_cea) April 28, 2022
Another said: “Uh 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’m grateful for it but I’m stoked about whatever’s next. Email is in bio.”
Uh 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’m grateful for it but I’m stoked about whatever’s next. Email is in bio.
— josh terry (@JoshhTerry) April 28, 2022
i have unfortunately also been ✨laid off✨ by netflix and am looking for writer/editor gigs: saradanielle@gmail.com ❤️ i’m a very nice girl who’s chill and fun to work with!! https://t.co/xdMXHngbqn
— sara david (@SaraQDavid) April 28, 2022
The company spokeswoman has declined to comment on the situation but has said: “Our fan website Tudum is an importantly priority for the company.” Another employee, identified as writer Reina Sultan tweeted: “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 service! A bunch of my incredible colleagues got laid off, too. You’d be incredibly lucky to work with any of them.”
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!
— Reina Sultan (she/her) (@SultanReina) April 28, 2022
A bunch of my incredible colleagues got laid off, too. You’d be incredibly lucky to work with any of them.
If anyone is hiring let me know. Netflix just laid off me and my brilliant team members. Continue to cancel your subscriptions!
— Hola Havito (@hdrewblackburn) April 28, 2022
This comes after Netflix posted its first subscriber loss since 2011. The streaming giant said it lost 200K subscribers in the 1st quarter and expects to lose 2million more in the 2nd quarter.
Accordingly, Netflix co-CEOs Reed Hastings and Ted Sarandos [pictured above] have said the company would likely crackdown on password sharing. In their letter to Netflix shareholders, they had written: “Our relatively high household penetration, when including the large number of households sharing accounts, combined with competition is creating revenue growth headwinds.”
