you know that chap in the Zapos office wants to work in that environment. I don't know that at all. All I know is that social pressure works, even at Zappos.

you know that chap in the Zapos office wants to work in that environment. I don't know that at all. All I know is that social pressure works, even at Zappos. If every desk at Zappos has a bunch of crap on it, then by damned your desk better have some crap on it too. Otherwise, you could end up on a hero's journey to figure out why you're not fitting in. Remember that 'conforming' doesn't always look like clean desks with the stapler always in the upper left hand corner.