Lately I’ve been trying to make an effort to learn a little bit about a company before I give them my money. For example, if I’m shopping online I try to, at the very least, read the company history, about, mission statement, corporate blog etc. Something I think most people (myself included at times) tend to forget is that every purchase you make is a vote towards keeping the supplying company (and all of its suppliers) in business – you’re supporting what they stand for and what their goals are, no matter how small the purchase.
I’m not trying to get on my high horse, because I’ve done plenty of shopping at Wal Mart in my day, but I’ve just been realizing more and more that consumers have power and we should be using it. And now I’ll get off my soap box and go back to the hippie commune.
BUT ANYWAY! Enough preface- A couple of weeks ago I bought a pair of shoes from Zappos.com. I’ve bought shoes from Zappos a couple of times, but I’ve never really given a second thought about the company itself. With my new found need to check out a company’s philosophy before purchasing, I went to the corporate/careers section of their website. The below video is what I found first.
Holy F. Let me get this straight: The CEO makes less than the call center workers and works in a cubicle (covered by fake jungle?), they offer you $2,000 to turn the job down when you complete training, and all the food in the cafeteria and vending machines is free?
Right. The only thing I get for free from my company is instant coffee and a daily soul crushing.
If only more companies could be like Zappos…now give them your money slash apply for a job there. 
