210 Zappos employees – 14% of the staff – take buyouts after CEO ultimatum

Re:210 Zappos employees – 14% of the staff – take buyouts af... by danjayh on Saturday May 09, 2015 @12:38AM (#9515514)

I think that's one of the important roles of a team leader - to know who is getting how much done (among many others). I wonder how Zappos will accomplish this now that they have no team leaders.

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Re:210 Zappos employees – 14% of the staff – take buyouts af... by a3n on Saturday May 09, 2015 @12:41PM (#9516857)

Yes, and another way to look at this is that team leaders maintain teams. They're not there merely for leadership's sake, they happen to have a particular role, maintenance.

Who will maintain teams without people whose specific role is maintenance?

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Re:210 Zappos employees – 14% of the staff – take buyouts af... by a3n on Saturday May 09, 2015 @12:37PM (#9516843)

I had a team leader who had to convince me that I was getting things done. One of the best.

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