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.
I 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.
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It's fleshed out more in the link:
I 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.