From the daily archives:

Monday, March 23, 2009

We were lucky to receive a tour of the Zappos Warehouse from Isaac Smitley, of the IT department.  

Towards the end of the tour, we came to a large rubber ball. It’s made entirely of rubber bands and is about the size of a yoga ball now. But it started out as a small project – or a challenge – that employees took to enthusiastically.

With each passing day, more rubber bands were affixed to the ball and it grew.

Now, at yoga-ball size, it’s impossible for one person to lift and it still get’s rubber bands added to it each day.

The ball speaks to persistence and loyalty to a project. Along those same lines, if you listen closely, you’ll hear Isaac say that he loves the company and hopes to have his entire working career with Zappo’s. Enjoy…

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