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c0lo [soylentnews.org] writes:

In the company's annual letter to shareholders [sec.gov], Amazon chief Jeff Bezos revealed what has to be the most counterintuitive personnel policy in corporate America today: If an employee isn't happy working at the online retail giant, they can earn up to $5,000 just for quitting.

Pay To Quit started at Amazon-owned Zappos, and the parent company adopted the concept for its fulfillment centers...
In a Harvard Business Review blog post [hbr.org] examining this practice at Zappos back in 2008, author and Fast Company co-founder Bill Taylor says the quit money (it was $1,000 per employee back then) worked out costing less than the online shoe retailer would have lost if unmotivated employees put the brakes on its fast-paced corporate culture.

Honk if you would like to see the practice adopted by your current employer!
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No, I'm not honking... yet

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