Netflix Lays Off About 6% of Staff in Biggest Job Cuts Since 2022 (wsj.com) 4 points by corvad 9d ago ↗ HN
[–] ChrisArchitect 9d ago ↗ this being the ~10th submission of this story this week, no one really cares, or we've become numb to it.Few comments early on https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50088145
[–] _hmj 9d ago ↗ Article behind paywall. Netflix's slowing YoY growth might be causing the cuts.Q4 2025: 17.6% Q1 2026: 16.2% Q2 2026: 13.4% Q3 2026: 11.7% (forecast)
[–] rvz 9d ago ↗ Remember, Netflix does not hire for junior roles.At this point, it is safe to say that seniors and staff level roles at Netflix are 100% affected in these layoffs like the last time.
[–] k12sosse 9d ago ↗ I mean with content slop like Netflix has now, why would you need humans. Just ask the LLM documentary title generator for your next 40 titles.
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Q4 2025: 17.6% Q1 2026: 16.2% Q2 2026: 13.4% Q3 2026: 11.7% (forecast)
At this point, it is safe to say that seniors and staff level roles at Netflix are 100% affected in these layoffs like the last time.