Laura replied imdiately, "Isn’t it obvious? Of course, I’ll pick the 520 million. Stellar Group is going to be ruined, so which fool would stay? You don’t even know if the company will survive until the end of the year, and yet you’re talking about a year-end bonus. It’ll be a blessing if the company doesn’t go bankrupt by then!" Laura sneered mockingly. After all, she had worked hard for four years, but she saw no benefits. The competition between these companies was also getting stronger year by year, so it was very difficult to make a turnover.
"Got it!" Joanna raised her brows and said to Laura, ’Sign this contract then. I’ll ask the finance departnt to transfer the money to you later."
She pushed the contract to Laura as if she had expected her to choose that option.
"I didn’t expect you to be so agreeable." Laura quickly signed her na and stood up arrogantly. "I’m leaving, but... I believe that we’ll et again soon."
After she left the office, one of the company staff stood outside Joanna’s door hesitantly. ’Miss... Miss Pierce..."
Joanna looked up from the docunt and asked, ’What’s the matter?"
"Well, it’s hard to explain. Please co out and see for yourself!" The staff looked very troubled.
Joanna shook her head and headed out of the office.
She found that a group of employees had gathered and were repeatedly shouting, "We want compensation!"
Joanna gritted her teeth and snapped, "Keep quiet. What is this fuss all about?"
"Miss Pierce is finally here!" The group’s representative walked over to her and said, "Miss Pierce, we worked for Mr. Blackwood and Miss Blackwood in the past. We won’t stay now that they’ve left, but they promised to give us shares and dividends. We still haven’t received anything until now. Since you’re now the head of this company, I hope you can fulfil the conditions in the contract before we leave. If not, we’ll go to the Bureau of Labor!"
’It’s all about money with them, isn’t it?’ Joanna was silently seething. They were all heartless snobs. Stellar Group was still running, but they were just trying to make things worse for the company.
Joanna lowered her head and cald herself down before she said coldly," If you want to resign, go to the Human Resources departnt and let them know. I’ll give you a one-month salary. As for those who were promised dividends by the previous boss, I’ll calculate it based on the situation.
However, do think this through – don’t co to begging to return in the future."
"It’s a shabby company! It suffered losses for so many years, and it should have gone bankrupt long ago. Only a fool would want to co back!"
They hurriedly went to the Human Resources departnt, and the crowd eventually disappeared. The only ones left were the won who did paperwork.
Among them was the woman with black glasses who was waiting for Joanna to interview her. "Miss Pierce, it’s nice to et you. Would you be willing to hire ?"
Joanna was surprised. She turned to the woman and asked, "Didn’t you see the scene earlier? They’re all eager to run away. Why do you want to do the opposite?"
The girl adjusted her glasses and looked at Joanna sincerely, "In my opinion, I think Stellar Group has a promising future. The company isn’t very big or profitable yet, but the company’s vision is very inspiring. I heard Stellar Group is planning to build its own production and R&D center. Moran Group is one of the few companies in the City that dares to do the sa, so I think Stellar Group will beco a big company on par with Moran Group in the future. It’s the right ti for to join now!"
The young girl’s statent made the senior employees laugh.
The PR director put Joanna on the spot as he told the girl, "Young lady, you’re too naive. You don’t know how terrible it is to follow the wrong boss. Our boss isn’t a strong woman – she’s just a miserable divorcee of a rich family. President Liam and Vice President Laura always supported her, but now they’ve abandoned ship. Don’t you see why?"
’They ran away due to their lack of vision. I believe in my choice and Miss Pierce’s ability!’ The girl said firmly. Her choice was not affected by the employees who decided to abandon ship when the company was facing a tough ti.
The employees who resigned packed up and left. Stellar Group had over a hundred employees previously, but only a dozen stayed. The few employees left stood around sparsely, looking a little sad.
Kinsley Johns, the marketing director, raised his fist and made an ambitious vow, "Miss Pierce, we’ll follow you no matter what the future holds. We’ll serve you as long as we stay!"
Joanna was very touched. "Thank you. I won’t let you down."
Joanna then shifted her gaze to the girl with black-frad glasses and asked gently, "What’s your na?"
"I’m Shelley Sandberg, Miss Pierce. You can call Shell"
"What position did you interview for?"
"I interviewed to be assistant to the president."
"Okay, you’ll be my assistant from now on!" Joanna patted the young girl on the shoulder, feeling optimistic about Shelley. She needed an assistant and had been worried about finding the right person, but Shelley seed like the right person. No one else seed more qualified and loyal than her.
Joanna was not dispirited by Laura and the other staffs departure. Instead, she was even more motivated to succeed.
Joanna wanted to implent her plan to construct Stellar Group’s production and R&D centers as soon as possible. She worked on the project outline the whole day, and before she realized it, it was already dark.
"Oh no, I forgot!" Joanna looked at her watch. It was already past eight at night, which was way past the ti to pick up her children.
Fortunately, the reliable Nancy had picked up her children after school and sent her a picture.
Joanna sighed. Since she was already late, she might as well work a little longer to finish the project outline.
Another two hours went by quickly. Soon, it was ten at night. In the entire building, only the floor Stellar Group was on remained lit.
"Knock knock!" Assistant Shelley knocked on the office door and asked softly, "Miss Pierce, it’s ten o’clock. I’ve prepared supper for you and made coffee. Is there anything else I can do for you?" "No. It’s
your first day, so you shouldn’t have stayed with after work. Just pack up and go ho. Thank you for your hard work," Joanna said to Shelly without looking up and tapped away at her keyboard.
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