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- sockpuppets, on 04/03/2009, -0/+12A straight laced guy that has a sole.
- arizona01, on 04/04/2009, -0/+3If they offer great incentives then a lot of people will take the offer even if the job sucks so they can reap the benefits. The idea is to buy them out now rather then have them quit down the line. He didn't mention anything about the average employment time at the company so it's hard to judge whether it's working or not.
- LilJimmyNordin, on 04/03/2009, -1/+3EEEEEEEE!
- DrunkRobot, on 04/04/2009, -0/+2Good point. It be interesting to see how long people actually stay there. I just feel the buy out is a gimmick. More than ever, job security is probably more important to most people than perks or bonuses. It's just impossible to have any sense of security with the employment at will laws.
- EASwanson, on 04/03/2009, -0/+2He wasn't hired by Zappos he co-founded Zappos.
- crazlunatic, on 04/03/2009, -0/+2tony hsieh is a cool guy but he is too uptight especially when he was on the apprentice
- DrunkRobot, on 04/04/2009, -1/+3I will say he certainly seems more down to earth than your typical A-type CEO. But here's the reality behind the hype. The vast majority of the people working for him are "employment-at-will" employees. Meaning they can be fired at anytime, for any reason without cause or notice. And here's a shocker, if you don't have a contract with your employer, so are you. Another "inconvenient truth" corporations don't want to talk about. CEO's and HR execs. can toss around sound bites all day long like "building a team" or "strong corporate culture". They'll brag about how much they "value their employees". It's nonsense. In their world people are disposable. Employers do not deserve nor should they expect anything more than employees who only show up for a paycheck. They can't have their cake and eat it too.
Here's a suggestion... instead of acting like a game show host by offering employees cash if they'll leave, try offering a one-year contract that guarantees their salary and health benefits if they'll stay. That would require an actual commitment by both sides. But it will never happen. Sad truth is fairness and loyalty are not part of the business plan.
- arizona01, on 04/04/2009, -0/+2EEEEEE? Seriously? Dude you're so getting fired.
- paulhp, on 04/03/2009, -0/+1can't argue though that he's hired the right PR firm
- dmurray14, on 04/03/2009, -0/+1It's spelled sou....oh, I see what you did there...
- EASwanson, on 04/03/2009, -0/+1I'm talking about from a business point of view not a consumer point of view.
- DrunkRobot, on 04/10/2009, -0/+1Oh yeah, I'm the douchebag for saying something negative about a corporation. Your nothing but a ***** republican corporate shill! Next time try actually reading the law before making idiotic comments about something you know nothing about. No, I have not been fired because of employment at will but I've watched many people I've worked with lose their jobs. I learned about the law when I was told to lay somebody off working for me, which I refused to do and resigned. It basically allow employers to do what ever they want to you. You don't have any rights, if you think you do your living in a frigging dream world. BTW Einstein, if you leave a job for any reason, including family emergencies, without permission from your employer, that's considered abandonment which allows them to fire you, without pay. But yeah, we should all thank our employers for not replacing us with machines and be happy that businesses are only concerned with "just trying to make work fun for us". Your a ***** moron, Go back to watching Fox News!
- Hax0rJimDuggan, on 04/03/2009, -0/+1+1
CHEEEEESE! - inactive, on 04/06/2009, -0/+1I'll start this out in a gameshow-hostish manner: You are a ***** idiot. It sounds to me like you got fired for being a ***** employee and you can't afford your clove cigarettes without your job.
First off, if you are in an employment at will situation, whether or not it's due to a signature on a paper, you are also entitled and allowed to leave your job for whatever reason without penalty, which means that they can't keep the pay they already owe from you. That type of blackmail gets people "working for the weekend," and when they get their paycheck, they're already halfway to the next one, and it's a vicious cycle. Being able to leave your job in case of an emergency without wondering whether or not your last week is going to waste can be a significant comfort in times that dignify the title of "emergency."
Jobs these days are exactly the same thing as gameshows. You know damn well that most people have jobs that could feasibly be done by machines, computers, or a combination of those two and an assumption that they won't fail. "Bosses," and corporations need to make working for them seem as appealing as they possibly can, otherwise not only will they not get good workers, they won't get any.
So quit being a douchebag. - EASwanson, on 04/03/2009, -1/+1True, but also improving margins is key. By having no product of their own and actually warehousing product from other vendors they aren't being profitable.
- jcastillo81, on 04/03/2009, -1/+1Maybe he reveals what he's doing because he understands that competition is key to a healthy industry.
- sygyzy, on 04/03/2009, -3/+3Tony Hsieh did not buy a small shoe company. He was hired by Zappos to lead it. Get your facts straight. How many products does Amazon make, besides the Kindle and AWS? They warehouse their products too. What exactly is your point?
- inactive, on 04/03/2009, -1/+1THANKS DAGGART!
Cheers - Jeembo, on 04/03/2009, -1/+1Free (overnight) shipping on stuff I want is totally fine with me. Especially since most of the stuff I'd buy from there is stuff I wouldn't be caught dead shopping for in these mall stores full of hipster douchebags. I bought a shirt with free shipping from Zappos.com to test them out and was shocked that the damn thing was at my door within 13 hours of me buying it (bought it at about 11:00pm.. got to my apartment at about 11:30 the next morning).
They're going to be getting a lot more of my business, discrimination or not. They have their ***** together. - Bukowsky, on 04/03/2009, -4/+2I think I follow this guy on twitter - http://twitter.com/zappos
- EASwanson, on 04/03/2009, -7/+3Tony Hsieh isn't some type of business guru. He invented the pop-up ad and sold that to Microsoft for a nice chunk of change... He then bought out a small shoe company and went online with it. His company makes none of its own product and gives free shipping to everyone. As a result he has a big business that makes little to no money.(1% profit margin) The returns at Zappos are something like 60-66%. And as a result of the fashion industry Zappos will be stuck with a lot of dead inventory soon. Also a lot of the things listed in the culture book you get from Zappos has certain things in there that I'm sure they could be sued for due to discrimination.
Also if you in a highly competitive industry why the hell would you be sharing what you're doing with the general public? You wouldn't. That's why anyone who knows anything that is working right now is keeping their mouth shut. This is also why 95% of the speakers are internet retailer conferences are a joke. - daggart, on 04/03/2009, -8/+1And these are the exact reason that the monetary system is destroying our culture and society. Everyone needs to read and view the information on this sight to understand what is wrong with our current system and learn about a possible alternative that can provide a better future for everyone.
http://www.thezeitgeistmovement.com
Cheers
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