Office Snapshots Tours Zappos HQ
April 4th, 2008 by Stephen
Every so often I have the opportunity to visit one of the companies we write about on Office Snapshots to get a real-life visit instead of one of the virtual variety. Well, the latest of these visits was to Zappos HQ in Henderson, Nevada. Special thanks to Alex Kirmse at Zappos for arranging it and giving the tour.
If you haven’t ever heard of Zappos, odds are that you don’t have feet. It is (probably) the world’s largest shoe retailer, carrying almost one hundred thousand million trillion different brands of shoe. Well, maybe not that many, but close.
As far as their office is concerned, it contains somewhere around 700 employees in two different buildings (get a job there). One thing that you are sure to notice is that creativity and expression are large parts of the company culture. This is seen through each employee’s cubicle and each department’s conference room, which they design for themselves. Everyone from every department was super friendly making the experience extra enjoyable.
Now onto the pictures!
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April 4th, 2008 at 6:15 am
Whoa! I bet the fire marshal loves that place!
April 4th, 2008 at 9:43 am
how can anyone work here, it looks like a trash heep.
April 4th, 2008 at 10:36 am
I love it! It’s better than a place with no personality.
Once again I am struck by the jealousy bug.
April 4th, 2008 at 11:19 am
Stephen, I totally agree w/you about everyone at Zappos.com being friendly. I went to Zappos for a job fair and the employees out front greeted me and directed me to the correct door. As you walk through the building everyone says hello and asks how you are doing. It is really refreshing to be in a building with so many kind and fun people. I have never felt so comfortable in a place the first time I walked in as I did at Zappos.
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May 17th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
I love working amongst so many displays of individualism. The office is exactly what you make it and it gives those of us who have not done so on previous jobs a chance to get to know ourselves through the atmosphere we create in order to work. Some folks go the distance with decorating while others are more spartan. Either way, its you/yours.