Discretion is a must for Netflix’s £385,000 flight attendant job
‘The role helps Netflix reach the world more efficiently so it can create joy around the world’
TIMES are tough at Netflix, with the streaming service losing customers and forced to cut jobs. Not so tough, however, that it feels the need to get rid of its executive jet.
The company is hiring a flight attendant to look after senior management on one of its corporate planes, barely a year after axing hundreds of staff.
The Californian company has offered to pay a salary of up to $385,000 (£312,000) to the successful applicant. A Netflix steward is expected to embrace the streaming service’s culture of “freedom and responsibility” while also providing “exceptional, safe, confidential air transportation”.
Candidates must be able to “operate with little direction and a lot of selfmotivation” and “demonstrate the independent judgment, discretion and outstanding customer service skills necessary to provide a seamless experience for our passengers”, according to a job posting on the company’s website. The role sits within the Netflix aviation department, which “helps Netflix reach the world more efficiently and effectively so the company can continue to create joy around the world”.
The attendant will work on its super midsize jet which is registered in San Jose, California. The aircraft can carry up to nine passengers and fly for up to six hours without needing to refuel.
Netflix relies on “market indicators to determine compensation” according to the job listing, adding: “The overall market range for this role is typically $60,000 to $385,000.”
According to the US Bureau of Labor the average salary for cabin crew in America is just over $62,000 a year.
Netflix did not respond to requests for comment but told the BBC in a statement that it would not provide the details of how it calculated the salary of its flight attendants.
The vacancy comes as Netflix battles a slowdown in the streaming market.
Last year, it cut more than 450 jobs after reporting its first fall in subscriber numbers in April.
The company lost 200,000 paying customers and a further million in July as consumers tightened their belts.
The slump prompted Netflix to crack down on password-sharing between households and launch a cheaper membership tier that features adverts.
It also increased the cost of its standard subscriptions in the UK from £9.99 to £10.99.
The company returned to customer growth at the end of last year. It is scheduled to announce its results for the final three months of 2022 today, with analysts expecting it to report its weakest sales growth in two decades.