(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.
Last week, B. had their son. They are both happy and healthy, and for me that is the note that I’d like this chapter of my life to end on. I want to focus on the joy, not the heartache.
To my team (Base OS) at Netflix: We only had a few months working together, but I felt safe, supported, and included — and that means the world to me. Thank you all for your support since I joined the team, and in particular your support throughout this entire ordeal. I will miss our Weekly Airing of Grievances. I felt very at home there.
To the Trans* ERG: It is impossible to emphasize how important the ERG was to me the entire time I was at the company, and how incredibly honored I was to be a part of it while we grew from just a handful of members to dozens of people attending meetings. The company might prefer the sports team metaphor, but when it comes to the ERG there is only one way I can describe how I feel about you all: Family.
To Netflix’s I&D team: your allyship, education, and support within the company made it possible for us to do as much as we did with as small a group as we were when we started. I know that work will continue to expand and improve. Each one of you helps move the company closer to what we know it can and should be. I am eternally grateful to you all.
What’s Next?
I am going to take a month to rest, recover, and consider what I want to do next. I have been working full time since 2003 and I don’t think I’ve ever taken more than a week or two off at once other than for medical leave. Hopefully the time will allow me to remember the things I love and miss about this work. If you have something you’d be really excited for me to consider, feel free to reach out on LinkedIn.
-Terra
