Inside Zappos : October 09, 2008

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BBQ and Dunk Tanks...Oh My!

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Oct 9, 2008 by Melissa L.

Everyone knows that Zappos is all about customer service. Well our true heroes behind our grand customer service reputation is our wonderful Customer Loyalty Team, thus, we've thrown a whole week of fun filled festivities in their honor.

Today we celebrated Customer Loyalty Week by having the managers from all departments BBQ delicious hamburgers, cheeseburgers, veggieburgers, and hot dogs for all the employees here at the Zappos Headquarters. Way to serve, Managers!

And, because Zappos likes to mix fun and a little weirdness into everything we do, we brought a dunk tank to the BBQ. That's right - a dunk tank, manned with Zappos volunteers brave enough to get dunked for half an hour straight. We charged one dollar for three throws and all the proceeds went to the Arthritis Foundation (the same orginization as last week's bake sale). We were able to raise over $200 and a good amount of laughs!

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Zivil War from the front lines

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Oct 9, 2008 by Brian K.


So as a loyal soldier of the UX team I can stand behind the claim that Development lost the battle held this morning. While I am a firm believer that a war consists of more than one battle, the first battle does set the tone for the rest of the war. In the pic below you will see clearly the white flag being waved by those across the battle lines on the development side. All should bask in the glory of the victorious UX, PM, HR and Finance allied powers.


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Zivil War!

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Oct 9, 2008 by Melissa L.

Fore score and several weeks ago our Dev team raised up a great army unlike Zappos has ever seen in order to claim the 2300 building for their own. Today it was PM, UX, HR and Finance teams that decided to join troops and to fight this great army of nerf gun nerds. Though their courage is something that all of Zappos should honor, their army was no match for the smoke machine and customized nerf weapons.

Today we all take our hats off and bow down to the new kings of the hill - Development.

Maybe once the Finance and Human Resources army gains it's strength back, they will strike back

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Grace H........What's on your desk?

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Oct 9, 2008 by Tammy L.

Grace H. is HR Coordinator in Zappos KY. She helps bring the fun inside the warehouse. She assists HR with many duties, but one of her favorite responsibilities is event planning. Grace has helped plan holiday parties, picnics, car washes, vendor fairs, health fairs, and many more events. Her next big event is KY's Fall Festival on October 25th. (KY team members make sure you RSVP using wiki, search for surveys).

You could call her KY's very own Superhero of Fun. Grace's desk is full of fun reminders of her dream vacation so basically when Grace comes to work, she is on vacation. Unofficial Warning: Working at Zappos.com may feel like you're on vacation! It's that much Fun!

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