210 employees leave Zappos over ‘no managers’ policy
With reports of 14 percent of the company’s employees choosing to leave spreading, the online retailer is offering an explanation.
Last year, Zappos turned over its company structure to a Holacrazy, which means the vast majority of employees do not have a manager.
How’s that working out for them, you may be wondering.
In March, the company’s CEO, Tony Hsieh, offered an out to employees who weren’t enjoying the new company culture. They had until April 30 to decide whether they would stay under the new regimeless regime, or they could bolt and take three months’ pay as severance.
In a Holacracy, traditional job titles are eschewed in favor of doling out a changing roster of roles to employees.
Business Insider described the approach last year:
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