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My Resignation from Netflix

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 18:19:06 +0000

(Note: This is a copy of my resignation letter that was delivered to my team and members of the Trans* ERG)

Greetings,

I have resigned from Netflix as of 11/21/2021. This isn’t how I thought things would end, but I am relieved to have closure.

When I was looking to change teams at Netflix, when I was trying to decide if I needed a break from my ERG leadership role, and when I was suspended from Netflix in October, there was one person whose advice I sought in all three cases: B. Pagels-Minor. Shortly after B. was fired for something I did not and do not believe they did, I made a decision: sink or swim, I was going to walk side by side with B. as they had for so many of us while they led the Trans* ERG.

Arbitration is a Joke

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 16:49:10 +0000

When I joined Netflix I signed an employment agreement that contains a “Mandatory Arbitration” clause. Like many people, I didn’t fully comprehend what I was signing. Now that I do, I encourage workers to push their employers to remove these clauses for all current and future employees.

What is a “Mandatory Arbitration Clause”?

In “The Growing Use of Mandatory Arbitration”, the Economic Policy Institute summarizes:

In a trend driven by a series of Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1991, American employers are increasingly requiring their workers to sign mandatory arbitration agreements. Under such agreements, workers whose rights are violated can’t pursue their claims in court but must submit to arbitration procedures that research shows overwhelmingly favor employers.

It Was Never About Dave

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 22:50:26 +0000

My last meeting as Co-VP of the Netflix Trans* ERG was supposed to be October 5th. It was a positive day for me, because my ERG work was the most gratifying work I’d ever done — but it was also a huge amount of emotional labor. I was excited to be able to focus more on engineering for a bit. Like I often do, I shared my feelings on the experience in a Twitter thread, including this tweet: