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linkmessharvard business article on a model that works so far. $1000 bribe to get new workers to quit if they're not that keen.
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m cassimatiskttk: quick overview why internet shoe retailer Zappos such a great company. clever hiring practice: four-week training fully paid. then offer $1000 bonus if quit. wh company wants: employees dedicated not primarily to paycheck but to company,customers.
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a huge number of its 1,600 employees are power users of Twitter so that their friends, colleagues, and customers know what they’re up to at any moment in time. But here’s what’s really interesting. It’s a hard job, answering phones and talking to customers for hours at a time. So when Zappos hires new employees, it provides a four-week training period that immerses them in the company’s strategy, culture, and obsession with customers. People get paid their full salary during this period.
After a week or so in this immersive experience, though, it’s time for what Zappos calls “The Offer.” The fast-growing company, which works hard to recruit people to join, says to its newest employees: “If you quit today, we will pay you for the amount of time you’ve worked, plus we will offer you a $1,000 bonus.” Zappos actually bribes its new employees to quit!
Why? Because if you’re willing to take the company up on the offer, you obviously don’t have the sense of commitment they are looking for.
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This company is fanatical about great service
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it’s the emotional connection that seals the deal
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Johannes KleskeZappos zahlt seinen neuen Mitarbeitern nach vier Wochen $1000, wenn sie wieder kündigen.
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After a week or so in this immersive experience, though, it’s time for what Zappos calls “The Offer.” The fast-growing company, which works hard to recruit people to join, says to its newest employees: “If you quit today, we will pay you for the amount of time you’ve worked, plus we will offer you a $1,000 bonus.” Zappos actually bribes its new employees to quit!
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Brent SordylZappos calls “The Offer.” The company says to its newest employees: “If you quit today, we will pay you for the amount of time you’ve worked, plus we will offer you a $1,000 bonus.” Zappos actually bribes its new employees to quit!
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