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# [From ThinkHR: Good Reads: How One Tech Company Embraces Employee Happiness](https://www.bjorkgroup.com/blog/employee-happiness)

 Written by [Bjork Group](https://www.bjorkgroup.com/blog/author/bjork-group) | Jan 27, 2016 5:14:27 PM

 

 

Great [post](https://www.thinkhr.com/blog/hr/good-reads-how-one-tech-company-embraces-employee-happiness/) below from the ThinkHR blog:

It turns out the key to start-up success isn’t just hot investors. It isn’t a slow burn rate. And it’s not always a cutting edge product. It’s building the right company culture, one founded on employee “happiness.”

Or at least so says Marc Lore, the founder and chief executive of [Jet.com](https://jet.com/), in a very [interesting piece](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/27/technology/jetcoms-strategy-low-prices-fast-delivery-happy-workers.html?ref=business&_r=1) on the front page of Sunday Business section of the New York Times. The company, a rival to Amazon, believes that what will make it successful in the long term is a high level of employee happiness.  The piece details the pains Jet.com takes to keep its employees satisfied, well beyond typical start-up perks like stock options, free meals and snacks. That includes a high level of transparency, contracts favorable to employees, and a regular “Happiness Pulse” survey to better understand how employees feel.

The piece illustrates what we’ve long believed at ThinkHR, which is that creating an employee-friendly culture is a critical factor for nearly any company to succeed. Happy workers are more efficient, pleasant, and likely to stay at the company longer. As the article describes, “Jet has a chance to thrive in the long term only if it has the smartest and most motivated employees – and if it can prevent them from fleeing at the first sign of trouble.”

Of course, building a great corporate culture takes committed management and empowered HR professionals who have the knowledge and tools to help their employees to succeed. It’s great to see the buzz about a high profile tech company (one of the so-called “unicorns”) embracing progressive HR practices as an overarching business strategy.

To read the article, click [here](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/27/technology/jetcoms-strategy-low-prices-fast-delivery-happy-workers.html?ref=business&_r=1). For more information from ThinkHR on creating high quality corporate cultures and other HR best practices, click [here](https://www.thinkhr.com/blog/category/employee-management/).

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