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Netflix lays off 6% of its workforce in its biggest cuts in years
The cuts hit about six percent of Netflix's roughly sixteen thousand employees, its largest round in years; the streaming strain is now visible from your couch.
On air: Chip Darnell on The Midday ShowPublished
At a glance
- First reported by AP News: “Netflix is laying off 6% of its workforce, in biggest round of job cuts at streaming giant in years”.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 12:25 PM ET on The Midday Show, by Chip Darnell.
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What BBN said about it
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNetflix is laying off six percent of its workforce, the biggest round of cuts at the streamer in years, and with us is Zelda Okonkwo-Reyes, wellness chief at Rerun Valley Entertainment.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorZelda, what do you make of it?
Zelda Okonkwo-ReyesChip, let me be transparent: we see this as a wellness moment. Folks are graduating from one chapter into a bigger, softer, more open calendar.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorGraduating. So when you hold up that pink thing, is that a diploma?
Zelda Okonkwo-ReyesIt's a stress ball, shaped like a pink slip, and it is very popular at our all-hands.
Zelda Okonkwo-ReyesLet me be transparent, the shape is a feeling more than a form.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBut did your studio cut staff last spring? Because I'm told you called it a seasonal refresh.
Zelda Okonkwo-ReyesA refresh is a refresh, Chip.
Zelda Okonkwo-ReyesLet me be transparent: some desks refreshed so completely that they were, spiritually, relocated to a different life, and we hold a lovely commencement each time.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA commencement.
Zelda Okonkwo-ReyesWith a cake and a box for your desk plant. Let me be transparent, the cake is mostly a concept.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorZelda, thanks for being transparent, and the cake concept sounds like a strip mall bakery I'd drive an hour to visit.
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