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The shirt you wear is part of workplace hierarchy.
Those bells are a punch in of morse code.
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And those shirts aren’t the only maritime-themed items in the store.
But you’ve probably wondered what, if anything, do they mean?
According to apost on Reddit, basically, they’re there to tell the workers what to do.
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The idea comes from maritime traders, according toInsider.
“We really look for people with personality,” he said, “People who like people.”
Everything else can be taught.
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You are judged on three things.
If you fall short on even one of these categories it means no raise.
You represent the store even when you’re not working.
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Chatting with customers is encouraged with one rule.
Bane has seven values that he has employees follow.
One of those is the Japanese principle ofKaizen, which roughly translated to continuous self-improvement.
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They don’t budget at the stores in the traditional way.
“We just expect our stores to do a little bit better every year,” said Bane.
“They create their own targets.
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And it’s really paid off some big dividends for us.”
A previous version of this article was originally published on May 9, 2022.
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