🍿 2022-05-19 11:23:00 – Paris/France.
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In addition to the 150 full-time employees Netflix laid off on Tuesday, dozens of writers have had to pack their bags. Bitter messages flooded Twitter after the job cuts were announced. Many of these writers were part of Netflix's large-scale diversity initiatives, and they said the streaming giant Streaming in difficulty had emptied these departments.
Employees of all of Netflix's various social media channels were laid off on Tuesday, including Black-focused Strong Black Lead, Latino-focused Con Todo, Asian-American-focused Golden, and LGBTQ-focused Most. Several writers were also fired from Netflix fan blog Tudum, which had already seen a previous round of layoffs last month. Many of these social media initiatives were only a few months old (Golden was introduced in January), but during this short time the platforms have been loved by their select communities. Media outlets such as The Hollywood Reporter have praised Strong Black Lead for enabling black voices to amplify content that engages the community while bringing conversations about black-centric content into the mainstream.
Business Insider reported the number was between 60 and 70, although the exact number of layoffs is unknown. Some tweeted that they were informed of their dismissal by Zoom. Others took to Twitter to say they weren't notified of the layoffs until they found out their Netflix Slack accounts had been blocked.
A Netflix spokesperson said the company will continue to operate these accounts with writers from these communities. The spokesperson declined to offer a total number of laid off employees, but said in a statement that the cuts affect all of Netflix's social media channels and not just these four, adding, "We are making changes to the way which we support our publishing efforts, including carrying out some of this important work in-house. Our social channels continue to grow and innovate, and we're investing heavily in them. »
In an earlier statement to Gizmodo regarding layoffs of full-time employees, Netflix said the job cuts were not due to performance but to "slowing revenue growth," adding that they were "working hard to support [a los empleados despedidos] in this difficult transition. Netflix lost subscribers for the first time in a decade last quarter, sending its shares plummeting.
Myles Worthington, former head of global audiences, brand management and editorial at Netflix, has championed the creation of these diversity teams for several years. He left the company earlier this month and on May 17 took to Twitter to mourn the end of the teams he had "built from scratch". There are "a few" people left on the diversity teams, according to Worthington, but the former Netflix chief didn't respond to Gizmodo's request for additional comment.
Others spoke fondly of what they were able to accomplish writing for Netflix, particularly promoting content that appealed to bands that struggled to be represented in the media.
Along with several of its planned animation projects that don't see the light of day, Netflix has also laid off about 70 part-time employees from its animation studio. Variety reported, based on unnamed Netflix sources, that scheduled anime projects such as the anime adaptation of anti-racist baby by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi and the adaptation of the children's book Wings of Fire by Tui T. Sutherland had been canceled. Netflix said the decision was due to creative considerations, not related to cost.
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