Slacker tip #163 - if you’re in Kentucky you want to get on a Zappos
Today I read about something that is every slacker’s dream. A company that pays new employees to quit! This magical company is called Zappos and they apparently are located in Kentucky. In case you are not familiar with them, they sell fancy pants shoes.
Anyways, once they hire you on they end up offering you $1,000 to quit so that they can find people that are “committed” to the job, which I like to think of as “stupid for not taking the grand.”
I read about this here and this is the important part:
…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.
Slackers in Kentucky, I hope you can take advantage of this!
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