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> He gave people money to quit at the end of employee orientation if they didn’t believe they would be a bad fit It's sad that I wasn't 100% immediately sure t
by Scoundreller 3y ago
> He gave people money to quit at the end of employee orientation if they didn’t believe they would be a bad fit
It's sad that I wasn't 100% immediately sure this was a typo, but I'm pretty sure it is.
- defrost 3y agoIt's fleshed out more in the link: In 2009, Hsieh sold Zappos to Amazon for $1.2 billion. Amazon inherited Hsieh's policy but put its own spin on it — the company offered full-time Amazon fulfillment center workers up to $5,000 to leave, per CNBC. The policy, dubbed Pay to Quit, is designed to weed out the employees who decide they aren't happy at the company, subsequently improving workforce morale and productivity and ensuring that those who are employed are committed to their work.
- Scoundreller 3y agoI know, but there's probably some "thinker" out there that believes it's a good idea to select for the misfits that think they don't belong and pay the really gung-ho ones to leave.