Markets in Everything: $2000 Bonus…. To Quit!
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Every time my good friend Joe and I were talking about great companies to work for, we invariably talk about Zappos and its counterintuitive strategies: the company famously offers $2,000 to employees who have just completed its training course … to quit! Turns out they save money long-term on “weeding out” people that aren’t enthusiastic in working for them.
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May 15th, 2009 at 1:31 am
Counterintuitive maybe, but I bet it saves them a considerable amount of money in the long run, eh? Weeding those people out early saves you months of productivity loss and a potential morale issue with others. It’s good to know those you work with WANT to be there…more than they want 2K anyway.