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How Jet.com Plans To Stand Out By Putting Employees First

January 19, 2016

In today’s profits-driven business environment, the effect on the bottom line is always a key consideration for a new program or initiative. With ROI being king, the metrics that are typically tracked, analyzed, and discussed are mostly a matter of dollars and cents. However, what is lost or overlooked in this world of big data and analytics are the softer metrics that can also have a significant impact on ROI. Elements like work/life balance and employee happiness are not usually top of mind for business leaders. But by ignoring their employees’ needs, some companies have found themselves in unexpected trouble. For instance, Amazon, long considered a model of Silicon Valley success, experienced a major PR snafu earlier this year as a result of a high-profile expose’ detailing frustrated, overworked, and disgruntled employees.

Posted by Matt Manning at 11:00am

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