NFLX - Netflix Alters 'Keeper Test' In Corporate Culture Memo: Managers Now Ask 'Would I Fight To Keep Them?' | Benzinga
Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) has updated its famous “keeper test” in its culture memo, a tool used to identify and remove underperforming employees.
What Happened: The “keeper test” is a method used by Netflix managers to determine whether they would fight to retain an employee. If the answer is no, the employee is let go. This test, a key part of Netflix’s corporate culture, has been modified to include two new questions, reported The New York Times on Monday.
The first new question is: “If X wanted to leave, would I fight to keep them?” The second is: “Knowing everything I know today, would I hire X again?” If the answer to either question is no, the memo advises that it is ...