Ryan S

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Q&A with The Finance Sisters! in Inside Zappos

May 16, 2008 by Ryan S | 0 Comments

Core Value #7: Build a Positive Team and Family Spirit
And thats one thing these sisters do best. Not only does Katie and Sarah work for the same awesome company they work in the same crazy department! When they arent jumping around or hanging out with random statues, you can find them working hard in our Finance Dept. I was lucky enough to catch up with them and ask them a few random questions!

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What was your favorite childhood show/book?

Sarah: Popples or the Care Bears! We owned everything they made!

Katie: My Little Pony forever and ever!

What do you like about working at Zappos?

Sarah: I like how friendly everyone is. It makes the day go by fast and makes me in a good mood. Also the food! I was addicted to the Peanut Butter granola bits for the longest time. Now that they are gone I have moved onto peanut butter cups. How healthy is that for health month!

Katie: Zappos takes care of its employees and treats us with respect…it’s really amazing. I used to work at a hotel and my egotistical boss used to send me to fetch him coffee(not in my job description)…very demeaning and he seemed proud of the fact that he could make you feel that way. So glad that I found Zappos!

If we were to press play on your ipod/cd player what would we hear?


Sarah: Tegan and Sara. My ipod is new so I haven’t had time to get more on!

Katie: Possibly bagpipe music

What was your craziest call taken during CLT Training?

Sarah: I haven’t been through CLT yet, but im sure ill get some crazies!

Katie: This lady kept me on the phone for about 45 minutes talking about how her husband used to beat her. It was really sad, but I think she just needed someone to talk to.

_What do you think you would be doing if you didn’t work__at Zappos?_


Sarah: I would probably be sitting at home wishing I was working here!

Katie: Poisoning my old boss’s coffee.

1 word on you mind at this very moment!?

Sarah: Sweaty!!! ( just got done with random acts)

Katie: Twitter

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Copy Machines & Krispie Treats in Inside Zappos

Apr 18, 2008 by Ryan S | 0 Comments

After 2,471 paper jams and 1 small fire, the Finance team has finally gotten a new copy machine!! And it is a big deal! Every Thursday for 2 months the old copy machine would just stop working, as if it were saying "Hey you know what? I need to take a break, so I'm going to be over here chillaxin (chillin' and relaxin')." We in finance were not being wowed by the frequent breaks, so we decided to go copy machine shopping. Someone was so un-wowed they even wrote a break up letter:

Dearest Multi Printer,
This breakup letter should come as no surprise nor cause any heartache to someone as cold hearted as you. Time and again we've tried to get you to show me how much you care. Time and again we've been rudefully rebuffed. We have emotions. We have needs.... we have love to express. But you, Ms. Selfish, just don't care that you make us feel like our needs, emotions and loving intentions are shamefully wrong. Well news flash, Multi-Printer, they aren't. So, after this long time together we are ending this charade of a relationship in hopes of finding someone who is mechanically mature enough to love us like we need to be.

Love,
Finance


Here is the little Demon Machine of Death!
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Here is the Happy Giant machine that is yet to be named. (Yes that is a sombrero)
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Another yummy exciting event took place today with our 1st Ever Rice Krispie Treat Day! With crazy flavors like Strawberry,Chocolate Chip, Peppermint Pattie and even a Vegan Gluten-free treat. Finance is still on a sugar buzz. Oh, and can't forget about the Zappos themed treats seen in the middle(Thanks Lakshan's Wife).
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Most "Canny" Birthday Decor in Inside Zappos

Apr 9, 2008 by Ryan S | 1 Comments

Last Friday was Chrissie's Birthday and like all Birthdays here in Finance
we decorated her desk in a very crazy way, this time we added something a
little out of the ordinary!

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Why cans you ask? Chrissie's desk is in a location that gets a lot of
foot traffic and visitors who stop to chat. When those visitors stop and talk
they usually set their can down on the top of Chrissie's cubicle wall and for
some reason the can is left there. When Chrissie realizes the can is still
there it is usually long after the visitor has gone. Most times the soda is
left unopened and still cold. Nobody knows why or who likes to leave their unopened
sodas at her desk and it drives her crazy. So Patrick (The mastermind) decided
to collect as many cans as he could to terrorize decorate Chrissie’s
desk.