Comments on: Work Happiness Expert – Tony Hsieh of Zappos

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[...] Although, no one has your perfect career, they may have pieces of it. You have to talk to a lot of people to piece it together. The best part is that many of these people are accessible through the web. Go to their websites or Twitter accounts and ask them some questions. You’ll be surprised by the responses you set. I was able to get an interview with Tony Hsieh of Zappos. [...]

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Work Happy Now! » Blog Archive » How do I make my people happy? — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:05:43 +0000

[...] suck, but it’s worth your effort. They will show more loyalty and become more engaged. Zappos, the employee happiness juggernauts, encourage their managers to spend roughly 15% of their day with their staff. They know that it [...]

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 31 May 2009 20:04:12 +0000

Work can either be a source of joy in life or a source of stress. And as stated by other commenters the balance between is important and when you find this balance joy comes. Stress, anxiety in either place can rapidly cause problems in the other.

The best companies realize this and help provide a good place to work and also access to resources that might not otherwise be available, to help the home situation if the employee needs it.

By: Lance

Lance — Sat, 16 May 2009 10:09:42 +0000

Hi Karl,
Great interview! And what’s great, is how good it is to hear this coming from the top. And not only coming from the top, but also being lived from the top. Words without actions hold little value. From what I’ve seen and read, these words here are backed up by actions – and that’s important.

By: Karl Staib - The Work Happy Guy

Karl Staib - The Work Happy Guy — Fri, 15 May 2009 02:24:47 +0000

Thanks for all the great comments. I’m so lucky to have all of you reading my blog.

Zappos is a brilliant company and you’ll be hearing about them again and again on this blog.

By: Christine Gallagher

Christine Gallagher — Thu, 14 May 2009 20:58:54 +0000

I love hearing about Tony and Zappos. The lessons he can teach other companies are so sorely needed.

He says “I think most people assume that work is something that has to be unenjoyable.” Bingo. So true.

It’s also interesting that he mentioned he didn’t pay much attention to company culture at his last company–and now he is so well-known for his “work happy” philosophies.

I’m glad you shared this interview.

By: Marelisa

Marelisa — Thu, 14 May 2009 20:03:00 +0000

Hi Karl: You’ve just introduced me to Zappos. I completely agree that unhappy employees are not going to do a good job of promoting your brand. Passionate employees on the other hand are fabulous salespeople

By: J.D. Meier

J.D. Meier — Thu, 14 May 2009 04:26:22 +0000

Thanks for the link love!

Great interview and I like the questions. I especially like the “twitter-style” question … and I think the response is spot on.

It’s a pattern I see time and again.

The trick of course is finding the best ways to profit from your passion … enough to fund your life style. The other trick is making sure your passion stays intrinsic and you don’t externalize it to the money.

By: Nathan Hangen

Nathan Hangen — Thu, 14 May 2009 03:07:47 +0000

Great interview and the last point was especially useful. Tony is a guy that get’s it, and I really enjoy watching the progress of his company.