Netflix has cut off approximately 150 employees, barely a month after announcing that it has lost customers for the first time in a decade. The streaming service announced the layoffs on Tuesday, affecting mostly its California location. They make up around 2% of the company’s North American workforce. Netflix attributed the employment cuts to a drop in income. This year, the streaming service is seeing a viewer exodus. “These changes are primarily driven by business needs rather than individual performance, which makes them especially tough as none of us wants to say goodbye to such great colleagues,” the company said in a statement. Although it was not specified which sectors of the company would lose jobs, the Los Angeles Times stated that recruiting, communications, and the content department would all be affected. Some folks also posted about their job loss on social media. In April, the streaming giant stunned the industry by revealing that it had lost 200,000 members in the first three months of 2022, with another two million sets to leave in the next quarter. The announcement caused a sell-off among investors, with the company’s shares dropping 35% in one day. It is now worth $190 (£152), down 46 percent from its recent high. Last month, the corporation said that the situation in Ukraine and its decision to hike pricing in the United States had cost it, customers. It was claimed that leaving the Russian market had cost the firm 700,000 users. In addition to employee cuts, the corporation is reducing content and limiting its own inventions. In an effort to save money, it terminated the creation of Pearl, an animated series produced by Meghan Markle. According to some experts, Netflix has run out of straightforward methods to build the business following a boom in sign-ups during the epidemic. Last month, the corporation said that the situation in Ukraine and its decision to hike pricing in the United States had cost it, customers. The business claims it is considering a more cost-effective ad-based approach, as well as tightening down on password sharing, which it claims has cost it 100 million homes.
