Did that subject line grab your attention? Well it should have. I just read an article about the culture and business behind the online shoe retailer, Zappos.com.
Although you need to read the entire article if you have any interest in business and retail and how things should now be done, here’s a little blip:
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!
I’m sure there are probably some other ways to get the desired result, but money talks right? If someone can’t see that their career with a company over the long-term is more valuable than whatever the going bonus is to get out the way, it works.
I’ve been introduced to a few employees and even the CEO of Zappos.com by being active in the twitter community. It’s impressive to see them “work” with their customers online.
As I told the CEO earlier today, “Where were you in ‘96?”, which is when I was graduating from college and looking for an employer. Sadly, Zappos.com didn’t exist then. What would my “today” have been like if I’d started there back so many years ago?
Why Zappos Pays New Employees to Quit—And You Should Too - Harvard Business Online’s Bill Taylor
Looking like it was developed for the sequel to Disney’s “Flight of the Navigator”, a sculpture entitled “The Bean” can be seen in Chicago.
I’m not sure where this exists or who did it, but I love it. Not just because we share a name together, but because….well, just because.
Visit this link at Positive Negative for more photos of it’s mirror-reflective surface that distorts the surrounding imagery like a giant glob of mercury.
This was just a test photo for posting to Zooomr.
I was recently interviewed by Aaron Brazell for his Suicide Fan Sports Podcast. The topic of discussion was Superbowl 41 and the Colts vs. Bears match-up. I of course was siding with the Colts.
Aaron thinks the media is making too big of a deal about two African-American head coaches making it to the Superbowl. I do think it’s a pretty big deal. I’d rank it right up there with the first African-American to win any type of major award like a Grammy, Oscar, etc., which of course has already happened.
A little over a week to go before the big match-up. In the podcast I projected a 21 point win by the Colts over the Bears. I’m feeling pretty good about the prediction. We’ll see how it plays out in the real world.
You may remember my recent post about MyChurch.
I thought it was really cool that I got a personal response from Joe from MyChurch in the comments. Isn’t that one of the coolest things about blogging? One-to-one contact between businesses and customers.
I got my first e-mail communication from someone via my profile on MyChurch. Regretfully, it was a Nigerian scam e-mail. Boy-howdy, those Nigerians are QUICK! That’s too bad too. This could become a really good deal for people.
I just finished joining my church on the site and setting up a group. I was hoping to use the group as a method for our new small group to stay in contact (mailing list, blog, photos) with each other and share. Right now I’ve setup a Google Group for us. I know another friend that’s setup a Blogger page for their group. It would be nice to get this as a new feature for MyChurch. Joe, are you listening?
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