Keep your most committed employees with “The Offer”

In the middle of the intense four-week orientation, Zappos gives new employees a bribe to walk away from it all. If they accept “The Offer,” the company will pay them for the amount of time worked plus give them a $1000 bonus. Why is Zappos paying new hires to quit?

Zappos wants to learn if there’s a bad fit between what makes the organization tick and what makes individual employees tick—and it’s willing to pay to learn sooner rather than later.

Innovative thinking! How much does disengaged employee hurt our bottom lines?