I think it’s been an age long thought process that competition is the only way to truly push a person to their greatest potential, and while Zappos has a great idea for promoting an “equal” work culture, I think it isn’t the most sustainable model out there, because its human nature to want to progress and to evolve.
Myself included, while I’m not ignorant of the amount of work I will have to put into reaching a senior level in my professional life, seeing my father a managing head at OEM at Microsoft and then an entrepreneur, I’ve envisioned a certain type of future for myself, and the cubical in the corner office is one of them. While I won’t deny its materialistic nature, I think professional milestones are when you get that bonus and you get that corner office. In a company where that is not even a possibility I would feel demotivated, mostly because there isn’t enough incentive for me to work. While in theory yes, an equal platform to work in is the ideal way forward, it just isn’t something sustainable
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In class we heard about how colleagues are encouraged with monetary incentives to leave Zappos if they don’t feel connected to the company, but climbing up the social hierarchy goes beyond money, it encompasses status, and power.
All of the above sound vain and materialistic, but are blunt truths we all need to come to terms with, people will encourage equality for as long as it is within their guidelines of ‘acceptable’ but ambition to move forward and gain a higher status for your work, I think is just natural, and unchangeable.
